EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -A mycologist is someone who works with fungi, which are living organisms such as molds, yeast, and mushrooms. My research focuses on the diversity and evolution of mushroom-forming fungi. I’m an academic mycologist, so along with doing research, I teach undergraduate and graduate students.

Detailed explanation-2: -The word mycology comes from the Ancient Greek: (mukēs), meaning “fungus” and the suffix- (-logia), meaning “study". Fungi and truffles are neither herbs, nor roots, nor flowers, nor seeds, but merely the superfluous moisture or earth, of trees, or rotten wood, and of other rotting things.

Detailed explanation-3: -The study of fungi is called Mycology. It is the overall study of their genetic and biochemical properties, their use to human beings as a source of medicine, food, etc., as well as their dangers, such as toxicity or infection.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mycology is the study of fungi and their unique relationships with other organisms and the environment. It deals with the genetic and biochemical properties of fungi and their importance in human lives.