Uschi Symmons

Uschi Symmons

May 19, 2015

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We made it! You are all amazing!!!

With a wonderful donation we just went over the line and made our target of 6,500$!!!!! You are guys are totally amazing, for having made this reality!! We just can't stop grinning - like a Cheshire cat :)

So, first of all: Thanks to everyone who donated, everyone who shared our project and everyone who just liked to read or hear about this. Together with BUB, you are at the heart of this project!

Second: Crowdfunding is not over yet! We still have 6 days left of crowdfunding. And yes, we do have a stretchgoal in mind! We're planning to work together with Leslie Lyon's totally amazing 99Lives project to sequence additional cats that could help our analysis of LilBUB's genome. However, it's the middle of the night here, and we need an hour to discuss the best possible option - we promise to specify this tomorrow morning.

And, last but not least: We can't wait to get the samples sequenced and we can't wait to do the science and share it with you!!!

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  • StaceyEJones
    StaceyEJones
    Very beautiful and amazing article.
    Sep 16, 2019
  • Liandra Hewins
    Liandra HewinsBacker
    I am so glad and proud to be a part of this! Onward and upward!
    May 19, 2015

About This Project

The LilBub Genome Collective

LilBub is a magical critter: she's a lovely cat with an extraordinary appearance. Her special traits are caused by alterations in her DNA. We want to find the cause of LilBub's appearance: we will sequence LilBub's genome and look for variants that could explain her unique looks. We will closely document every step of the process, from crowdfunding to experiments and analysis, and explain what we're doing as we're doing it.

Blast off!

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