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Yay! Thanks for the update!

Looks like you're on track to raise over 100%. If you raise additional funding, how will you use it?

Hi Bess, thanks for the estimate of time saved! Is there a version of your senior project you'd be willing to share?

That's so cool! Thank you!

Why does speeding up wood decay result in carbon sequestration? Wouldn't this speed up the carbon cycle instead by making it available to be incorporated into new growth?

In a forest, what happens to cellulose and lignin left behind by fungi? How long does it take to break down?

Thank you!

I'm confused by the "Context" paragraph. Are the peptides interacting with the white blood cells or with the antibodies? Or are the antibodies on the surface of the white blood cells?

Is this project the referenced "Cell Cotton project"? What will you do to share your results so others can build on your work? What are you planning to do with the fluorescent cotton fiber, if this works out?

What is the extinction threshold hypothesis? Are you trying to make a prediction about whether and when these two species will go extinct?

If you would like to read more, Zane covered some additional background info and we did a Q&A here! https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qbZmWdeRuEiAd2sfg/project-bioengineering-an-all-female-breed-of-chicken-to-end

What does "recruit" mean in this context?