Keeping the Fungus Among Us in Space

Start building your ideal daily routine with Fabulous. The first 100 people who click on the link will get 25% OFF Fabulous Premium: https://thefab.co/scishowspace5 Developing new methods for survival in space is a constant and ever-evolving process, and a well known Earthly organism has the potential for multiple applications within space’s unforgiving environment! Hosted By: Reid Reimers SciShow is on TikTok! Check us out at https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow ---------- Support SciShow Space by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SciShowSpace ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporter for helping us keep SciShow Space free for everyone forever: GrowingViolet, Jason A Saslow! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: http://www.scishowtangents.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/may/30/radiation-dose-mars-mission-safe-lifetime-limit https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/radiation/around-us/doses-daily-lives.html https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.205534v1 https://www.britannica.com/science/melanin https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1866175/ https://hub.jhu.edu/2019/11/01/melanin-space-study/ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2638591/researchers-prepare-to-send-fungi-for-a-ride-around-the-moon/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6367233/ https://tellus.ars.usda.gov/stories/articles/terrestrial-fungus-may-be-key-to-farming-in-space/ https://www.ars.usda.gov/news-events/news/research-news/2020/usda-study-reveals-airborne-fungus-can-trigger-plant-growth/ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/myco-architecture https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127519308354 https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2018_Phase_I_Phase_II/Myco-architecture_off_planet/ Image Sources: https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/tracking-shot-of-woman-in-spacesuit-looking-around-and-searching-for-base-location-while-exploring-mars-with-colleague-rsdekugiukpu19q2y https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dark-blue-spaceship-futuristic-interior-with-window-view-on-planet-earth-3d-gm1195199589-340591334 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/sunlight-in-forest-at-sunset-r0dzex8enjrql1nl2 https://www.nasa.gov/hrp/elements/radiation/miniseries https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/videos/mars-rotation https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptococcus_neoformans_using_a_light_India_ink_staining_preparation_PHIL_3771_lores.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/green-large-leaves-lighten-from-behind-on-green-background-gm184834080-18130514 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/hubble-studies-gamma-ray-burst-with-highest-energy-ever-seen https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melanin_production_as_a_result_of_tanning.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/epidermis-melanin-granules-fontana-silver-method-gm1349278010-425951423 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptococcus_neoformans.png https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:International_Space_Station_after_undocking_of_STS-132.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cladosporium_sphaerospermum_colony.jpg https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/healthy-lunch-table-scene-with-nutritious-lettuce-wraps-buddha-bowl-vegetables-gm1212768319-352184077 https://www.nasa.gov/content/growing-plants-in-space https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/meals_ready_to_eat https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_the_ISS_taken_during_Crew-2_flyaround_(ISS066-E-081311).jpg https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-second-pepper-harvest-sets-record-on-space-station https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptococcus_neoformans.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2018_Phase_I_Phase_II/Myco-architecture_off_planet/ https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/myco-architecture https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cryptococcus_neoformans_in_India_Ink_from_culture_Microscopic_Footage.jpg https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/retrofuturistic-nasa-space-art https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/turquoise-water-lake-colorful-background-nature-environment-bvouhhain227gnz