![]() The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them. I feel unsatisfied and may read others on the topic. Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into this hidden kingdom of life, and shows that fungi are key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel and behave. Honestly, I think that if you read the Prologue & Introduction, and some reviews that have shared notes as I have above, you can skip the book. Not to mention any of the more familiar fungi like yeast.Īgain, "Plants make up 80% of the mass of life on Earth," but is this meaningful, given Entanglement? The author rambles too much for clarity. 90% of all plant species depend on micorrhizal fungi.". fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants" - but this claim is ultimately shown to be more or less meaningless, as fungi are everywhere, inside & outside of algae, bacteria, plants, humans, insects. In Entangled Life, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world from a fungal point of view, providing an exhilarating change of perspective. I'll have to look elsewhere for an explanation (or theory) of how it happens, though.įrom the Introduction: ". If I ever knew about horizontal gene transfer I'd forgotten about it. In Entangled Life, the brilliant young biologist Merlin Sheldrake shows us the world. Could easily be abridged into an 'executive summary' without actually losing anything. Fungi provide a key to understanding the planet on which we live, and the ways we think, feel, and behave. ![]()
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