RaveThe Boston GlobeNo background knowledge of fungi is required on the reader’s part. Although this is an expert’s account, grounded in exhaustive interviews with researchers at the forefront of mycology, the language is clear and plain. It’s an urgent message meant for a wide audience, and the tone is by turns alarming and reassuring ... The solutions she proposes sound simple. They include increasing genetic diversity in our crops, limiting trade in wild animals, and enacting testing protocols to be sure we don’t accidentally import a pathogen that could drive another species to extinction. But, as she acknowledges, none of these are easy to pull off in practice.
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