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WVU undergraduate discovers mystery fungus with ties to LSD

Corinne Hazel made the discovery while working in Daniel Panaccione’s lab.

Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article.

Other links:

Popular Science

https://www.popsci.com/environment/student-discovers-fungus-lsd/

Popular Mechanics

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64966021/scientists-finally-found-the-psychedelic-source-of-lsd/

The Microbiologist

https://www.the-microbiologist.com/news/student-discovers-long-awaited-mystery-fungus-sought-by-lsds-inventor/6008.article

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/how-a-wvu-student-discovered-a-fungus-that-could-help-treat-addiction-depression/

WBOY-TV

https://www.wboy.com/news/monongalia/west-virginia-university/wvu-student-discovers-psychedelic-fungus-that-could-be-used-to-treat-addition-depression/

Live Science

https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/college-student-discovers-psychedelic-fungus-that-eluded-lsd-inventor

Technology Networks

https://www.technologynetworks.com/drug-discovery/news/mystery-fungus-that-produces-lsd-precursors-sequenced-for-the-first-time-400475

Mountain Media

https://mountainmedianews.com/wvu-student-discovers-long-awaited-mystery-fungus-sought-by-lsds-inventor/

Tomorrow’s World Today

https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/health-and-wellness/psychedelic-fungus-could-potentially-help-treat-depression/#google_vignette

Mugglehead Magazine

https://mugglehead.com/university-student-discovers-novel-psychoactive-fungus-on-flower/

SciTechDaily

https://scitechdaily.com/long-awaited-mystery-fungus-sought-by-lsds-inventor-found-after-80-year-search/

Lab Roots

https://www.labroots.com/trending/earth-and-the-environment/29182/long-theorized-lsd-related-fungus-finally-discovered

Earth.com

https://www.earth.com/news/hidden-fungus-in-morning-glory-seeds-produces-lsd-like-compounds/