Those organisms that paired with fungi were rewarded,
because fungi do not need light.
More recently, at Einstein University,
they just determined that fungi use radiation as a source of energy,
much like plants use light.
So, the prospect of fungi existing on other planets elsewhere,
I think, is a forgone conclusion,
at least in my own mind.
The largest organism in the world is in Eastern Oregon.
I couldn't miss it. It was 2,200 acres in size:
2,200 acres in size, 2,000 years old.
The largest organism on the planet is a mycelial mat, one cell wall thick.
How is it that this organism can be so large,
and yet be one cell wall thick,
whereas we have five or six skin layers that protect us?
The mycelium, in the right conditions, produces a mushroom --
it bursts through with such ferocity that it can break asphalt.
We were involved with several experiments.
I'm going to show you six, if I can,
solutions for helping to save the world.
Battelle Laboratories and I joined up in Bellingham, Washington.