• Question: Why is some mould good for you, but some bad for you?

    Asked by Emm :) to Min, Marcello, Katie, Israel, Dheeraj, Aoife on 12 Nov 2019.
    • Photo: Marcello Valente

      Marcello Valente answered on 12 Nov 2019:

      Even if they can look like similar, mould are different like the animals.
      Some of them aren’t toxic and help us making cheese, wine and beer

    • Photo: Aoife McHugh

      Aoife McHugh answered on 13 Nov 2019: last edited 13 Nov 2019 3:36 pm

      Moulds are a type of fungi. Some mould and fungi can be bad, and make people sick. Some can be good for us. Some even make some of our medicines and antibiotics. Most mould and fungi are harmless. Mushrooms are a type of fungi, some are poisons and some we can eat. Yeasts are another type of fungi, again some can be bad, but some are used to make bread, wine and beer.

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