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The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world.
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E. O. Wilson
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: June 10
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Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions.
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