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. .
Most fungal activity takes place
unseen, beneath the surface. .
Here, mycelium twist through the soil
to form connections between plants. .
Joe Perkins, an award-winning landscape architect, points out that fungi are potentially the largest kingdom on Earth and the least understood. .
It is estimated that only about 6% of all
fungal species have been documented. .
Experts estimate that anywhere between 2.2 and
3.8 million fungi species could exist on the planet. .
Experts estimate that anywhere between 2.2 and
3.8 million fungi species could exist on the planet. .
That's ten times more than the
estimated number of plant species. .
Fungi are now inspiring
innovative new applications. .
Biohm, founded in 2016, looks to train
mycelium to consume waste from food
and building processes, including plastics. .
The company has also used mycelium to develop
a new type of insulation, which is safer and
non-toxic when compared to traditional insulation. .
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'