This doesn’t just apply to the obvious options, like blue cheese. For example, the signature bloomy rind of Brie or Camembert is made from Penicillium candidum mold and is entirely safe to eat ...

00:58 - How Brie is Made 04:13 - The History of Penicillium Camemberti 05:46 - Why Penicillium Camembert could go extinct 08:00 - Camembert in France 10:14 - The Hunt for New Molds 13:20 - A Solution?

One mold, called Penicillium camemberti, is responsible for the cheeses' iconic white rinds and creamy, tangy centers. But the qualities that once made it a star of the cheese world are becoming a ...

Penicillium notatum, for example, gave rise to the drug penicillin. Which, by some estimates, has saved at least 200 million human lives. While other molds, like Aspergillus flavus, produce toxins ...