GoKawiilQuanta podcast details Toby Kiers' research into mycorrhizal fungi trading behavior
A Quanta Magazine podcast episode features evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam discussing her lab's research into mycorrhizal fungi, which partner with roughly 80% of plant species and help sequester about 13 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide annually. Kiers explains how her team uses tools like fluorescent quantum dots and imaging robots to study how these fungi, despite lacking brains, appear to discriminate among trading partners and reallocate resources across their networks.