An antidote for deadly mushrooms?

26-Oct-2023
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Almost all mushroom-related fatalities worldwide are caused by a Single group of molecules, cyclopeptides, which are found in death caps and destroying angels. A single mushroom from this family can contain enough of these toxins to destroy your liver or even kill you. And there’s no antidote for mushroom poisoning. But that could change very soon (discover the video in the related link).

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