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Reishi Ganoderma lucidum a k a ling chih or lingzhi, or varnished conk, is considered a rare medicinal mushroom, though if you've seen recent reports of the fungus - from the local 10 o'clock news to City Room - one would think it was appearing everywhere.
NYT > Home Page By AVA CHIN 2011
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Speaking of dogs … The reason that humans have poor night vision-biologically-is because we lack a tapetum lucidum, which is that shiny film that can be seen in the eyes of many types of animals, including dogs.
Jezebel Tracie 2010
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Lentinula edodes (shiitake), Grifola frondosa (maitake), Ganoderma lucidum (mannentake), and Cordyceps have a history of medicinal use for millennia in parts of Asia.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Lentinula edodes (shiitake), Grifola frondosa (maitake), Ganoderma lucidum (mannentake), and Cordyceps have a history of medicinal use for millennia in parts of Asia.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Lentinula edodes (shiitake), Grifola frondosa (maitake), Ganoderma lucidum (mannentake), and Cordyceps have a history of medicinal use for millennia in parts of Asia.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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Lentinula edodes (shiitake), Grifola frondosa (maitake), Ganoderma lucidum (mannentake), and Cordyceps have a history of medicinal use for millennia in parts of Asia.
Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Six Cancer-Fighting Medicinal Mushrooms Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2012
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A study about the isolation of an immunomodulatory protein from the ling zhi, Ganoderma lucidum.
"War of the Weasels" article in new Skeptical Inquirer - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Two spots shined red: a layer of guanine crystals formed the Tapetum lucidum, the bright carpet of its eyes.
Owls 2010
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» A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum, a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
Pet Cat Trivia 2009
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» A cat sees about six times better than a human at night because of the tapetum lucidum, a layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light.
Pet Cat Trivia 2009
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