gclef"Nutrients streamed in both directions through the hyphal tunnels. As the fungi extended more hyphae, the branching network pulsed and gradually expanded into a nutrient-gobbling lace. If the hyphae were to grow any less densely, the network would be ineffective; any denser, and it would be inefficient."
"The imaging revealed how hundreds of thousands of independent fungal tips form an efficient network. On their endless search for nutrients, hyphae encroached into empty spaces. When filaments bumped into each other, they fused. And when a hyphal route returned too little nourishment, the fungi cut their losses and redirected growth elsewhere."
"The study is phenomenal in its precision. I’ve heard one of my colleagues describe it as a masterpiece.”
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