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Program Title: Modern Marvels: Mold and Fungus
Channel: HISTORY on TrueVisions A23 and D48
Telecast Date & Time: Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 7.00 p.m.
Fungus is definitely among us. We'll learn about various fungal organisms: Those that live within our bodies, grow beneath our feet and sometimes on them, float in the air we breathe, and help create some of the foods and beverages we consume. We follow professional remediators as they battle millions of growing green invaders, all within the walls of one moldy home. We see how Phillips Mushroom Farms, America's largest producer of specialty mushrooms, carefully grows over 35 million pounds of various colorful fungi every year. And, we'll fly from magic mushrooms, to athlete's foot, to penicillin - all fungi. We visit scientists, looking for ways to use fungi to fuel our car, clean up hazardous waste, and even save our lives.