Ian Bollinger
SFPS Psychedelic Variety #2 - Oakland Hyphae & Hyphae Labs - The First Ever Psilocybin Cup
We talk about why we chose to engage in the project, how we did it from grass-roots, and how we were told the whole time it was impossible.
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Ian Bollinger
- Apr 12, 2021
- 1 min
Understanding Entheogens Podcast #7 - Saul Alba feat. Lydia Abernethy
We are joined by Integrative Pest Management Specialist Saul Alba, who joins the conversation as a former professional mushroom cultivator w
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Ian Bollinger
- Mar 28, 2021
- 1 min
Understanding Entheogens Podcast #6 - Victor
We are joined by the Founder of the Entheome Foundation, Victor. His vision is to see the burgeoning entheogen movement instill ...
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Ian Bollinger
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
Understanding Entheogens Podcast #5 - Lydia Abernethy
We pick up where we left off the conversation with the always potent scientist and friend of the podcast, Lydia Abernethy.
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Ian Bollinger
- Feb 15, 2021
- 9 min
Mycelia from Japanese entheogenic mushroom found to outperform pure psilocybin as treatment for OCD
Scientists investigated the potential for Psilocybe subcaerulipes as a treatment for compulsive behaviors via mouse model.
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Ian Bollinger
- Feb 1, 2021
- 5 min
Preliminary tryptamine potency analysis from dried, homogenized fruit bodies of Psilocybe mushrooms
We worked with our client Oakland Hyphae to develop a testing method for analysis of tryptamines in various Psilocybe cubensis species varie
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Ian Bollinger
- Jan 3, 2021
- 8 min
Endosymbiosis & entheogens: Curse of the psychedelic lichen
Vibrantly colored lichen, Dictyonema huaorani, documented to have tryptamine-like entheogenic qualities.
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Ian Bollinger
- Nov 28, 2020
- 6 min
TLC, a low-tech method for tryptamine analysis
TLC Method for Fast, Sensitive, & Selective Tryptamine Testing
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Ian Bollinger
- Oct 30, 2020
- 4 min
Why do mushrooms 'bruise' blue?
Scientists (Claudius Lenz, Jonas Wick et al) investigated the source of the observable Psilocybe spp. blue 'bruising' phenomena.
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Ian Bollinger
- Oct 16, 2020
- 5 min
Elucidating psilocybin biosynthesis: Known and Novel pathways
Scientists generated and compiled DNA and RNA data that investigated the proposed chromosomal structures of Psilocybin production.
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Ian Bollinger
- Oct 9, 2020
- 5 min
A proposed phylogenetic history of muscarine and psilocybin producing mushrooms
Scientists complied and produced genetic and chemical data investigating muscarine and psilocybin containing mushrooms
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