The study of fungi has long been overshadowed by more glamorous scientific quests.
But biologist Merlin Sheldrake is on a mission to change that. “Entangled Life” published by Vintage (£20) is according to the hype “an astonishing book that could alter our perceptions of fungi for ever. It seems somehow to tip the natural world upside down. The science it relates is complex. It’s grounded in his conviction that, in the future, fungi will play an ever more crucial role in our understanding of the environment, in a range of new technologies from building materials to sustainable food, packaging products to alternative leather, and in our relationship with waste.”
Stalker has put in an order for the new tome, it could be essential winter reading for anyone interested in the fungal world.
