WSU student Katy Ayers created the world’s longest mushroom canoe by using knowledge about different species and receiving help from a Nebraska mushroom farm owner. Ayers, sophomore agriculture and bioengineering major, said her inspiration for this project came from her first encounter with fungi a documentary that talked about using fungi for packaging materials. She.
Not many people can claim world records. And only two people, one being Washington State University student Katy Ayers, can claim a world record for the longest fungal mycelium boat.
A Pandemic of Good News: The Top 50 Positive Stories of 2020
Dec 29, 2020
It’s truly been a year like no other, yet people around the world have done so much good in 2020.
Scientists have not just been working on COVID vaccines, researchers have made major diabetes breakthroughs, discovered new cancer therapies, and launched critical green innovations to make the world a better place for us all.
And though this year has been difficult for our favorite restaurants and bars, and people losing jobs millions of people have done whatever it takes to keep them afloat.
From all of us at GNN, thank you to our readers, for your hilarious and heartwarming comments, and for sharing our positive stories with your friends.