The author of six books on mushroom identification, cultivation and their many incredible uses, renowned mycologist Paul Stamets has studied fungi for over thirty years. We caught up with Stamets, who ...

OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally renowned mycologist Paul Stamets recently addressed a distinguished audience at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City as part ...

A renowned pioneer in the world of mycology and highly celebrated for his cutting-edge applications of beneficial mushroom mycelium, Stamets is also well-known for his research in the field of ...

Paul Stamets, celebrated mycologist and founder of Fungi Perfecti, LLC, makers of Host Defense® Mushrooms™, is spearheading the integration of mushrooms into modern wellness. For over four decades, ...

SEATTLE — Paul Stamets likes to proclaim that mushrooms will save the world. To hear him tell it, they can soak up oil spills and filter contaminated streams, boost your immune system and control ...

But according to Stamets, “to say that rice substrate, being cultured by mycelium as it grows through it, is just rice, inert or a filler are lies.” He acknowledges that beta-glucans are important, ...

The epiphany that mushrooms could help save the world’s ailing bee colonies struck Paul Stamets while he was in bed. “I love waking dreams,” he said. “It’s a time when you’re just coming back into ...

For centuries, mushrooms have been trusted functional foods for supporting health. Host Defense preserves this wisdom of nature and expands its impact through cutting-edge modern research. To support ...

OLYMPIA, Wash., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Psilocybin Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats, a new book by renowned mycologist Paul Stamets, was released on June 10. Stamets is Founder, Member, and ...