The sanitary public bathrooms in Japan are role models for all, still, locals have found ways to take them to the next level.

After more than 20 years of teaching, he took an 18-month sabbatical during which he pondered about two pressing issues, namely changing directions in life, and addressing one of the biggest global concerns – environmental pollution.

"Mushrooms can save the world" is more than a slogan – a low-carbon-footprint and nutritious food source, AND a fire-resistant biomaterial, who can underestimate the potential of one tiny mushroom?

Firmly believing in much good can be done by mushrooms to the world, the ten-odd Mushroom-X members from the School of Life Sciences have been tireless in developing high-quality edible mushrooms and biomaterials, and sowing the seed of sustainable living in the community.