Two paths, one molecule The study, which was conducted within the Cluster of Excellence "Balance of the Microverse," shows for the first time that fungi have developed the ability to produce ...

Two distantly related groups of mushrooms take radically different routes to producing psilocybin, a mind-bending molecule. By Rachel Nuwer No one knows why magic mushrooms evolved to produce ...

A Dartmouth study is the first to identify a neural receptor that promotes psilocybin's therapeutic benefits for depression and anxiety without the hallucinogenic side effects. The findings provide a ...