#dna

Fall Puffball Mayhem

It is ethical to modify DNA. ![image.png]( In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui announced the birth of two girls whose embryos had been genetically modified using CRISPR. The stated objective was to alter

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Genus CortinariusOctober 10, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0367537291-75.2010209034

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Clavulinopsis aurantiocinnabarinaOctober 10, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0363804938-75.2004573374

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Armillaria gallicaOctober 10, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0364938792-75.2006712244

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Reynoutria japonicaOctober 10, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0365812998-75.2019980434

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Tetrapyrgos nigripesOctober 1, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0568320183-75.2180076267

Agaricus arvensis

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Genus MycenaOctober 1, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0570102568-75.2179889797

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Amanita crenulataOctober 1, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0642980221-75.2226645145

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Ceratiomyxa porioidesOctober 1, 2026Philadelphia, PA, USA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.062643331-75.2216110025

A computer built from DNA ![image.png]( Throughout virtually the entire history of modern computing, performing a calculation has meant moving electrons; from the earliest computers to the most advanced

Giant Puffballs

Chicken of the Woods plus a Poisonous Lookalike

Ninety-eight percent! Junk DNA. Useless. Worthless. How convenient to say that when you want to lead humanity into a total mess?

Nothing But Ink Caps

Smattering of Finds

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Commelina communisSeptember 6, 2026Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, PA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0561006156-75.2175400897

Latin nameObservation dateLocation Cantharellus cinnabarinusSeptember 6, 2026Wissahickon Valley Park, Philadelphia, PA Link to original community LatitudeLongitude 40.0561172677-75.2175470477

End of Summer Finds