How a Broader Understanding of the Fungi Kingdom Is Inspiring Innovation

How a Broader Understanding of the, Fungi Kingdom, Is Inspiring Innovation.

'The Guardian' previously highlighted the amazing and little-understood fungi kingdom.

Fungi are spore-producing organisms that feed on organic matter and exist in a totally separate kingdom from both plants and animals.

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Most fungal activity takes place unseen, beneath the surface.

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Here, mycelium twist through the soil to form connections between plants.

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Joe Perkins, an award-winning landscape architect, points out that fungi are potentially the largest kingdom on Earth and the least understood.

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It is estimated that only about 6% of all fungal species have been documented.

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Experts estimate that anywhere between 2.2 and 3.8 million fungi species could exist on the planet.

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Experts estimate that anywhere between 2.2 and 3.8 million fungi species could exist on the planet.

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That's ten times more than the estimated number of plant species.

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Fungi are now inspiring innovative new applications.

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Biohm, founded in 2016, looks to train mycelium to consume waste from food and building processes, including plastics.

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The company has also used mycelium to develop a new type of insulation, which is safer and non-toxic when compared to traditional insulation.

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What I love about mycelium is it’s the source of life, really.

It’s what enables the cycles of nature to take place.

There’s so much we have to learn from it and we’ve barely scratched the surface, Ehab Sayed, Founder of Biohm, via 'The Guardian'.

What I love about mycelium is it’s the source of life, really.

It’s what enables the cycles of nature to take place.

There’s so much we have to learn from it and we’ve barely scratched the surface, Ehab Sayed, Founder of Biohm, via 'The Guardian'