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Star-Spored Mushrooms in China Hide Three New Species

A woman rescued near Greece after twenty hours at sea was sent for a psychiatric evaluation; the mushrooms, at least, were not.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 1:51 PM ET, Saturday, October 17, 2026

Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN, shared under CC BY-SA 3.0

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First reported by Bioengineer.org: “Star-Spored Mushrooms in China Hide Three New Species and a Toxic Mystery”.
Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 1:51 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: China.

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Bioengineer.orgStar-Spored Mushrooms in China Hide Three New Species and a Toxic Mystery

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn China today, researchers report three new species of star-spored mushroom, along with what the summary calls a toxic mystery.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo they found three new mushrooms and one thing they'd rather not taste.

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