Episode 4
Scientists are beginning to understand the role that fungi has in cleaning-up and repairing damage to the environment caused by man-made pollutants.
Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist and a writer. He received a Ph.D. in Tropical Ecology from Cambridge University for his work on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama, where he was a predoctoral research fellow of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. He is a musician and keen fermenter. Entangled Life is his first book.
In Episode 4 Merlin Sheldrake looks at the ability fungi has to repair environmental damage wrought by humans.
Entangled Life
Written and Read by Merlin Sheldrake
Abridged by Isobel Creed
Produced by Lizzie Davies and The Waters Company for 大象传媒 Radio 4
Music: Islands by Cosmo Sheldrake
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- Thu 26 Nov 2020 09:45大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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