Grand Challenges in Fungal Biotechnology
This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the major applications and potential of fungal biotechnology. The respective chapters report on the latest advances and opportunities in each topic area, proposing new and sustainable solutions to some of t
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Helena Nevalainen Editor
Grand Challenges in Fungal Biotechnology
Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology
Series editor Pabulo H. Rampelotto
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Helena Nevalainen Editor
Grand Challenges in Fungal Biotechnology
Editor Helena Nevalainen Department of Molecular Sciences Macquarie University Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
ISSN 2367-1017 ISSN 2367-1025 (electronic) Grand Challenges in Biology and Biotechnology ISBN 978-3-030-29540-0 ISBN 978-3-030-29541-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29541-7 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 The chapter “Fungal Biotechnology in Space: Why and How?” is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). For further details see license information in the chapter. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
The twenty-first century is facing a number of challenges in the areas of health, developing sustainable bioeconomy, facilitating agricultural production and securing practices that support a cleaner environment. While there are chemical solutions to some of the challenges, finding biobased solutions is becoming increasingly important. Nature has produced organisms that can perform some truly amazing chemistry at a level of sophistication that human chemists simply cannot match. Filamentous fungi that have earned monikers like ‘the forgotten kingdom’ and ‘the highly productive black box’ are one such group of organisms of which the full potential is yet to be exploited. Some of their properties, such as the extraordinary capacity to secrete enzymes into the exter
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