He has used the biological might of wood fungus, primarilyGanoderma
lucidum, to make bricks that could one day lead to buildings.
A study published by Evidence - Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine showed that mushrooms, specifically Ganoderma
lucidum — or reishi mushrooms — increases testosterone levels two fold, while also helping after physical activity.
It is made up of five layers: the basal cell layer, the squamous cell layer, the stratum granulosum, the stratum
lucidum, and the stratum corneum.
Cyclists: Effects of Ganoderma
lucidum and Ophiocordyceps sinensis Dietary Supplementation
Ganoderma
lucidum: reduces cholesterol and promotes healthy circulation; may be useful in fighting cancer and HIV.
[38] * Reishi (Ganoderma
lucidum), shiitake (Lentinus edodes) and maitake (Grifola frondosa) mushrooms may not be adaptogens in the classic sense, but each has adaptogenic, antitumor and immune - potentiating properties.
Ganoderma
lucidum (Reishi mushroom) for cancer treatment.
Well, dogs have tapetum
lucidum, which gives them the ability them to see even when it's dark.
The tapetum
lucidum enhances the light - gathering efficiency of your dog's eyes by nearly 40 percent and accounts for that eerie eye - glow you see at night.
Thanks to the tapetum
lucidum, a cat's sensitivity to light is thought to be about six times greater than that of a human's.
This structure — the tapetum
lucidum — reflects light not absorbed by the retina during its first passage through the eye, thus giving the light a second chance to be absorbed and transmitted to the brain.
The tapetum
lucidum acts just like a mirror, reflecting light from outside the eye onto the eye cells which interpret it into images.
Unlike humans, dogs and other crepuscular or nocturnal animals have a light - reflecting surface at the back of their eyes called the tapetum
lucidum.
Like dogs, cats also have a tapetum
lucidum, which is a reflective layer behind the retina that that sends light back into the eye, improving their ability to see in the dark.
The tapetum
lucidum is a reflective layer that causes the retina (the back of the eye) to appear green or yellow, or some color variation in between.
Dr. Smith is correct — the description is of the tapetum
lucidum, a normal anatomical structure.
Cats also have a tapetum
lucidum, which we shall see.
Dogs, like other animals that are predatory by nature, have a membrane near the back of their eye that is somewhat like a mirror, called the tapetum
lucidum.
They also have large pupils and a membrane called a tapetum
lucidum beneath their retina, which enhances their ability to see in low light.
Broad leaf privet (Ligustrum
lucidum).
To get an idea of what this material can do, check out one of Ross» recent installations «Mycotecture,» which was grown out of Ganoderma
lucidum (or Reishi) cultures that were formed into bricks and stacked into an arch.