What is Mycogen

A strongly xenophobic sector of the planet Trantor, Mycogen is led by the authoritarian Head Elder Sunmaster Fourteen. Inhabitants have been trained over generations to consider facial hair - including eyebrows and even lashes - as an abomination. Sexual segregation is severe. In Prelude to Foundation Hari Seldon falls afoul of Mycogenian taboos and narrowly escapes a death sentence.