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Fantastic Fungi

In order to fight offcompetition for food, like other microbes, other fungi,bacteria,...

in order to fight off
competition for food, like other microbes, other fungi,
bacteria, virus

Full Transcript

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in order to fight off competition for food,
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like other microbes,
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other fungi, bacteria, virus.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:43
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Artemis Rising,Diamond Docs,Moving Art

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Movie Summary

Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time-lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and contribute to the regeneration of life on Earth that began 3.5 billion years ago.
That's what makes antibiotics work. - Fantastic Fungi 00:04
That's what makes antibiotics work.
Chemicals that are produced by fungus, - Fantastic Fungi 00:14
Chemicals that are produced by fungus,
There's a long tradition of using mushrooms - Fantastic Fungi 00:08
There's a long tradition of using mushrooms
They appear to be able to enhance - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
They appear to be able to enhance
The uses for them fill niches - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
The uses for them fill niches
In Western medicine, all of our effort - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
In Western medicine, all of our effort
That has its place, - Fantastic Fungi 00:05
That has its place,
Shamans would treat patients - Fantastic Fungi 00:08
Shamans would treat patients
Well, physicians today treat infections, - Fantastic Fungi 00:08
Well, physicians today treat infections,
So, whether the shamans called them spirits - Fantastic Fungi 00:15
So, whether the shamans called them spirits
The fact that these fungal networks - Fantastic Fungi 00:13
The fact that these fungal networks
Fungal networks have defended themselves - Fantastic Fungi 00:06
Fungal networks have defended themselves
Viral pandemics occur periodically. - Fantastic Fungi 00:05
Viral pandemics occur periodically.
Between 1347 and 1353, - Fantastic Fungi 00:09
Between 1347 and 1353,
The great flu pandemic of 1918, - Fantastic Fungi 00:06
The great flu pandemic of 1918,
I think everyone is aware of the threat of bioterrorism, - Fantastic Fungi 00:16
I think everyone is aware of the threat of bioterrorism,
They brought in diseases, - Fantastic Fungi 00:06
They brought in diseases,
It's an irony of history that now, - Fantastic Fungi 00:08
It's an irony of history that now,
Paul Stamets cultured numerous strains - Fantastic Fungi 00:05
Paul Stamets cultured numerous strains
He then submitted samples - Fantastic Fungi 00:07
He then submitted samples