Behind the library
How a syringe is made, how long it lasts, and how lineage and pigment actually work.
What happens between a documented print and the syringe in your fridge: the sterile protocol behind every LOT, what ages a specimen and how to read it on the slide, the difference between albino and leucistic lines, and how crosses, isolates and generations fit together on the lineage explorer.
Behind the libraryNo. 28How spore syringes are made: the sterile protocol behind every MycoWorld LOT
Inside the preparation of a MycoWorld spore syringe: the flow hood, sterile water, the logged print, filling and capping, the LOT record and refrigeration. Why the process is what you are paying for.
20 September 2026 · 2 min read · Read →
Behind the libraryNo. 29How long do spores stay intact? Age, storage and what "viable" means for microscopy
How long mushroom spores stay intact in a syringe or print, what changes as a specimen ages, how to tell an old specimen on the slide, and why the LOT date matters more than any shelf-life number.
20 September 2026 · 2 min read · Read →
Behind the libraryNo. 30Albino, leucistic and true albino: what the words mean and how to tell them apart on a slide
Albino, leucistic and "true albino" mean different things on a strain card. What each says about pigment in the fruiting body and the spores, how to test it with a print, and the albino lines in the MycoWorld library.
20 September 2026 · 2 min read · Read →
Behind the libraryNo. 31Mushroom lineage explained: what a cross is, how isolates descend from it, and how to read the lineage explorer
How mushroom strain lineage works: what a cross is, how a breeder selects an isolate from it, what f numbers mean, and how to read the MycoWorld lineage explorer to trace any strain back to its parents.
20 September 2026 · 3 min read · Read →Specimens for this chapter
The strains these stories talk about, when they are in stock, prepared under sterile protocol and posted from the UK.
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