By Shreya Dasgupta Two dogs specially trained to sniff out truffles have helped researchers identify two new-to-science truffle species in the U.S., according to a recent study. Truffles, synonymous ...

especially because they looked very similar to the well-known edible European truffles Tuber macrosporumand Tuber aestivum,” Sow said. “We hope that by describing both of these species there will be ...

Anything is paw-sible. Specially trained “truffle dogs” working for Michigan State University and the University of Florida used their noses to help discover two species of truffles. The two new ...

Who's a good boy? Apparently, the doggies working for Michigan State University (MSU) and the University of Florida are some of the best furball good boys and girls out there. On Thursday ...

Michigan state University and University of Florida researchers have discovered and named two new truffle species native to the U.S., which could eventually lead to a variety of new uses for the ...

Tuber cumberlandense and T. canirevelatum , two new edible Tuber species from eastern North America discovered by truffle-hunting dogs. Mycologia , 2024; 116 (6): 949 DOI: 10.1080/00275514.2024. ...

Tuber canirevelatum, meaning the "dog-found" truffle, was named in honor of truffle dogs and Monza, the dog who discovered it with her trainer Lois Martin.The other, Tuber cumberlandense, was ...

MSU has a satellite uplink/LTN TV studio and Comrex line for radio interviews upon request. EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State University researchers — along with colleagues at the ...