When you see mold on your food, your first instinct is to throw it away. But is mold always that terrible and dangerous for your health? There are at least 14 types of molds you can find in the woods, in your house, or even on your plate. They look weird and cool at the same time. What about the friendly food that’s moldy on purpose? Penicillium roqueforti is the blue cheese mold. And if Penicillium sounds familiar, that's because it does save lives, and I'm sure you heard about it before. Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: HelenGinger: Cribraria, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cribraria_aurantiaca124.jpg Cribraria, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cribraria_aurantiaca125.jpg Comatricha: Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/176600092, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comatricha_nigra_176600092.jpg Comatricha nigra: Stu's Images, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comatricha_nigra,_Myxomycete,_Slime_Mould,_UK.jpg #brightside Animation is created by Bright Side. —————————————————————————————- Music by Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com Check our Bright Side podcast on Spotify and leave a positive review! https://open.spotify.com/show/0hUkPxD34jRLrMrJux4VxV Subscribe to Bright Side: https://goo.gl/rQTJZz —————————————————————————————- Our Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brightside Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brightside.official TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brightside.official?lang=en Stock materials (photos, footages and other): https://www.depositphotos.com https://www.shutterstock.com https://www.eastnews.ru —————————————————————————————- For more videos and articles visit: http://www.brightside.me
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