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    Jun 05, 2022 3 minutes

    FUNGI SEEKS SIMILAR: SCIENTIST INVESTIGATES MUSHROOM ‘CHAT’

    Buried in forest litter or sprouting from trees, fungi might give the impression of being silent and relatively self-contained organisms, but a new study suggests they may be champignon communicators. Mathematical analysis of the electrical signals fungi seemingly send to one another has identified patterns that bear a striking structural similarity to human speech.

    Previous research has suggested that fungi conduct electrical impulses through long, underground filamentous structures called hyphae – similar to how nerve cells transmit information in humans. It has even

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