00:03as humankind's population continues to grow we're running into a bit of a trade-off we're
00:08destroying the habitats of animals to build farms to feed ourselves and releasing a ton of carbon
00:13while we do it but now experts say we could kill two birds with one stone with these edible
00:18mushrooms science alert reports that mushrooms have just about everything the body needs
00:22including fiber and necessary fatty acids and experts say fungi are actually closer to meat
00:27than they are to plants and could be a protein substitute but perhaps the best part is that
00:31mushrooms grow in areas that are forested meaning we wouldn't have to cut down trees to farm them
00:36and that means all of those trees can continue to capture carbon and house our planet's animals
00:40without us destroying them in their habitats researchers have been working on this type of
00:45co-cultivation for a while with relative success with this alien-looking blue milk cat mushroom
00:50these mushrooms form symbiotic relationships with trees siphoning nutrients from their roots while
00:55providing more carbon for the trees to grow this is just part of a much-needed overhaul to the way
00:59humans eat one that could lead to a more sustainable relationship with our planet
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