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A Science Blog & Podcast focused on utilizing publicly available research to expand our understanding of entheogens.
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Ian Bollinger
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Understanding Entheogens Podcast #10 - William Padilla-Brown
One of my favorite conversations discussing some of his brilliant insights: the Truffled-Vole Hypothesis.
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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
- Dec 21, 2020
- 7 min
Endosymbiosis & psychedelics: Defensive role of LSA/ergot alkaloids in 'morning glory' seeds
Effects of the endosymbiotic and entheogen producing fungal species, Periglandula sp. as a defensive measure for Ipomoea tricolor.
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Ian Bollinger
- Dec 6, 2020
- 7 min
Salvia divinorum & the unique entheogen: Salvinorin A
Scientists (Po-Xiang Lin et al) investigated a number of Salvia species native to Taiwan to see if they contained the main entheogenic compo
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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
- Nov 14, 2020
- 7 min
N,N-DMT regulates adult neuron growth
Scientists (Jose A. Morales-Garcia et al) investigated whether the one of the main components of ayahuasca tea, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (N,N-
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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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