DROP IN NUMBERS

The study of fungi could end within the next ten years in Britain, experts have warned.

Few mycologists remain, with the number predicted to dwindle to none by 2018.

Joan Kelley, head of mycology at the Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International, told The Independent on 28 November:

"There seems to be an 'out of sight, out of mind' approach to funding, but without fungi, life as we know it would not be possible."

Makes one wonder where all the R&D funds go?