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Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain

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The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for.

Our body is a mosaic of fungi. Some scientists think they could be influencing our brain 20 July 2025 Share Save Add as preferred on Google Katarina Zimmer Emmanuel Lafont The fungi within our bodies may have a much greater effect on our health than we've long given them credit for. Amongst the millions of tiny life forms living on and inside our bodies are countless species of fungi. Our skin is a mosaic of them , membranes inside the nose and vagina are full of them, and fungi even live alongside the bacteria inside our guts. While we might acquire some fungi from our mothers at birth, new f

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