UF mycologists are cited in new Science news articles and a podcast about truffle-hunting dogs. Matt Smith, Professor of Plant Pathology, and Ben Lemmond, a UF Plant Pathology graduate and former postdoc in Smith’s lab, discuss dogs who are trained to sniff out the underground fungi.

Read an article quoting Smith and Lemmond here: ‘Good boy!’ Truffle-sniffing dogs are helping uncover hidden underground ecosystems

Read commentary about the article here: ScienceAdviser: Meet Rye—a very good dog with a nose for truffles

Listen to a blog post citing Smith and Lemmond’s work here: On the trail with a truffle-hunting dog, and why we should save elderly plants and animals

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