Apologies for the delay. At last, the data are in a state to analyse. We ended up with 85 genomes funded by BioPlatforms Australia, of which 80 were Psilocybe subaeruginosa.
The data are assembled and annotated, and the below figure is a way to visualise the relationships among the sampled populations, plus three genomes from GenBank of P. azurescens and P. cyanescens. The most obvious take home at this early stage is P. azurescens and P. cyanescens are likely conspecific with P. subaeruginosa. No surprises here, this was always the hypothesis. But good to see it play out the way we expected. These data aren't perfect yet and I'm still finalising the SNPs. More information coming, especially on the psilocybin gene cluster, soon! Most of my time at the moment is toward publishing the analyses of P. cubensis and the story behind their introduction to Australia. We've resolved mating in cubes, which is similar to P. subaeruginosa, but with more red herrings for compatibility. I'll tease this out a tad more soon. @Feral Beryl Bunyip, I sequenced a genome of one of the mushrooms you sent me. Give me a shout if you have dreams of what should happen with this treat :).
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I've been contacted by many Australians interested in volunteering for clinical trials. The jam is I work on the evolution of mushrooms and don't run clinical trials.
Here's an opportunity for those of you who microdose psilocybin and live in Sydney, Australia. Dr Vince Polito in the School of Psychological Sciences and his team at Macquarie University are looking for individuals who microdose (or are already planning to microdose) using psilocybin or ‘magic mushrooms’. Participants will visit their lab on two occasions: once after taking a microdose and once after taking a placebo. They will use an MEG scanner to explore what happens in peoples’ brains when they microdose. Added bonus, they can reward your participation financially! For more information and to sign up, please visit microdosingstudy.com or email [email protected] You can find more about Vince Polito’s research here. You can read more about their study here. |
Designer Shrooms @ Funky Fungus on 1st July 2023
I started a gig at Funky Fungus as Chief Scientific Officer to make designer shrooms Our research on Psilocybe
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