Program Title: Modern Marvels: Mold and Fungus

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Program Title: Modern Marvels: Mold and Fungus

Channel: HISTORY on TrueVisions A23 and D48

Telecast Date & Time: Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 7.00 p.m.

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Fungus is definitely among us. We'll learn about various

fungal organisms: Those that live within our bodies, grow beneath our

feet and sometimes on them, float in the air we breathe, and help

create some of the foods and beverages we consume. We follow

professional remediators as they battle millions of growing green

invaders, all within the walls of one moldy home. We see how

Mushroom Farms, America's largest producer of specialty mushrooms,

carefully grows over 35 million pounds of various colorful fungi

every year. And, we'll fly from magic mushrooms, to athlete's foot,

to penicillin - all fungi. We visit scientists, looking for ways to

use fungi to fuel our car, clean up hazardous waste, and even save

our lives.