College student discovers psychedelic fungus that eluded LSD inventor
Environmental microbiology major Corinne Hazel discovered the fungus in a variety of Mexican morning glory called “Heavenly Blue.” (Image credit: WVU Photo/Brian Persinger) A university student has discovered an elusive fungus that produces chemicals with similar effects to the psychedelic drug LSD.Corinne Hazel, an environmental microbiology major at West Virginia University in Morgantown, spotted the…