The black gold of mushrooms
Dübendorf, St. Gallen und Thun, 09.03.2021 - Empa researchers have succeeded in extracting the pigment melanin in large quantities from a fungus. The gigantic Armillaria fungus in the service of science is one of the largest and oldest living organisms in the world. Potential applications for the "black gold" range from wood preservatives to the construction of water filters and historic musical instruments.
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Prof. Dr. Francis Schwarze
Cellulose & Wood Materials
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Francis.Schwarze@empa.ch
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Dr. Andrea Six
Communication
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Federal Laboratory for Materials Testing and Research
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