‘Truffle dogs’ help sniff out two new truffle species

Mongabay
Feb 13, 2025, 1:22 am279 pts
Two dogs specially trained to sniff out truffles have helped researchers identify two new-to-science truffle species in the U.S., according to a recent study. Truffles, synonymous with luxury fine dining, are the fruiting bodies of fungi belonging to the genus Tuber, which grow underground in a symbiotic…

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