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It did!! Thank you!!

hmmm stil says its 38 bucks to view it or we need a membership... poopie

Truly fascinating stuff, Charissa! The idea of a total fungus brain still keeping control of ant functions-- walking, biting down, albeit non-normal behavior-- has become a bit of an ear worm for me. The fungus invented its own public transit! Hard to imagine how the evolution of this parasitism developed, given there are so many steps involved to get to the desired evolutionarily successful conclusion. Can't wait to read more as all this unfolds!

So in the ask you anything department, I have only one question: Do you root for the FUNGUS or the ANTS??

CONGRATULATIONS CHARISSA!!!! Can't wait to see your work unfold, now that you are fully funded!!!!

You guys are ALL amazing. Thank you, Cindy, for this platform... Dr. Burgos for seeing the possibilities, and everyone else at Microryza for seeing another way to get this done. Now it's all on your shoulders, Charissa! We wait with fungus-impregnated brains!!!! (that is, we hang on and won't let go!)

Cindy, you rock!!! And I LOVE the concept, and the name, of Microryza. Thank you for what you do!!!

Ahhh okay so we need 1300 bucks. Same gift chart approach applies; just we have our 500 and two 250 gifts already from the company. Still need some 100s, 50s and 25s. I'll double down.

Fantastic news!!! SOOOO how much do you need? And will Microryza adjust your goal?

A'right team... we're all in this together. We've only got 3 more days after today to get this puppy funded. And we only need about $2K, should be a walk in the park, right? Here's what it'll take. We need somebody who can come up with $500, two people who can do $250, five who can do $100, and ten more that can do $25. That can be either new gifts, or some of us doubling down. Who do you know that would be fascinated with this? Charissa, who else do you know who can step up? C'mon zombie lovers and fungus fanatics... we are SOOOOO CLOSE!!!!

Thanks, that's really helpful. Since Valley Fever affects muscles OR brain, I found it intriguing-- as I will your research. I hope all of us here aren't keeping you from it!! ;)

Charissa, one of the very underfunded diseases in the Phoenix-Tucson corridor, where it is most prevalent, is the fungus-caused Valley Fever. Do you know anything about this disease, and does your research have implications for it? One reason I wonder about it is because it manifests itself in very different ways, depending on where it attacks. I find myself wondering if it might be a family of fungi, not a single one... but I am not a scientist, so I have no way of knowing. But I happily support your research in the hopes that the more we understand fungi, the better prepared we are to understand all of life! You got a nice bump today from Earth Sky. Any chance you can get another extension on your funding date?? -Curt