So what I did Spring, 2011

• I grew oyster mushroom on paper.

So what I did Spring, 2011

• Process of growing mushrooms - cultivation

So what I did Spring, 2011

• Process of growing mushrooms - cultivation

So what I did Spring, 2011

• The mycelium grew like crazy in short term

• In fact I should say -- active mycelium.

So what I did Spring, 2011

• Oyster mushroom doesn’t affect by peanut oil

The real scientific name is Pleurotus ostreatus

So what I did Spring, 2011

• So here’s the paper

So what I did Spring, 2011

• Well, I could have told you

I stuck the oyster

mushroom in the paper

I gave the oyster

mushroom a cold shock

And they grew

So what I did Spring, 2011

• But, the exciting moment in fact:

-using autoclave machineFor the first time.

So what I did Spring, 2011

• But, the exciting moment in fact: -designed a water system to keep moisture

Actually it doesn’t work,

At least I didn’t make it work.

So what I did Spring, 2011

• But, the exciting moment in fact: Seeing signs of oyster mushroom growing

So what I did Spring, 2011

• But, the exciting moment in fact: Seeing signs of oyster mushroom growing

So what I did Spring, 2011

• But, the exciting moment in fact: Seeing signs of oyster mushroom growing

So what I did Spring, 2011

• But, the exciting moment in fact:

Thinking about what is the value behind the project.

How does it help the society?

And of course, impress my family.

So what I did Spring, 2011

• Also the exciting moment includes: Doing exactly what online recipes said, give them a cold shock… and waiting for the reaction

So what I did Spring, 2011

• Also the exciting moment includes:

The lesson learned

• Be impressed.-Seeing the beauty of the non-rational side of the work make me understand why I am doing science.• I’ve gotta love what I do. -What if it’s something that is totally unrelated to my life? I am not fucking doing it.• It can be related to my life and that makes it so

meaningful. - Even now I still thinking of opportunities growing oyster mushrooms.

The Science part (for science night)

• Oyster mushroom can grow on hundreds of organic waste.

etc

The Science Part

• “The mycelium that produces peroxidases that break C-H bond.” –Paul Stamets

(during TEDtalk)

• So of course he did some work on oyster mushrooms.

Bioremediation“Oyster mushrooms producing on oil contaminated soil (1-2% = 10,000 – 20,000ppm) (do not recommend eating food crops from contaminated soils.)

BioremediationSoil toxicity reduced in 16 weeks to less than ~ 200 ppm, allowing for plants, worms and other species to inhabit whereas control piles remained toxic to plants and worms.“

The Science Part

• For more information: Check: http://www.fungi.com/mycotech/petroleum_problem.html

A fungi website by Paul and his fellow friends (and family).

Reconsider what is waste

We certainly did not use everything to their last bit