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Cordyceps is a genus of parasitic fungi that grows on insect larvae. It contains various components that may be beneficial to your health in different ways. However, more research on humans is needed ...

Picture this. An aggressive fungi takes over a wriggly caterpillar. The spores maliciously fill the caterpillar with filaments (hyphae). And when the helpless worm dies, the fungi starts fruiting off ...

If you've watched HBO's "The Last of Us," the sight of mushroom coffee or cordyceps supplements at the health-food store might set off alarm bells. In the show and video game's postapocalyptic ...