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Awesome! I'm now a backer ;) Thanks for the great work!

Will the results be made available via Open Access?

That's a shame. I understand the theory of protecting sites. But I also think it is a waste of resources to not "open" data. Removing any gps coords would be enough t "protect" the site. Otherwise the work you do will eventually get lost in the ether.

Will the data (and eventual models) be made Open Access? I ask because I'm a VR developer and would love to be able to use models like this.

I assume the genome will be released as open data(?) Thanks!

I was afraid of exactly this. It's a real shame (and a bit heartbreaking). But I understand the constraints you are under to get funding. Open data is much better for science and for the world. I supposed I will be asking you for the data at some point -- but then I won't be able to share it. In any case, I've funded "Bella's" sequencing on your other site. I wish you the best of luck with your research!

On your other website, you mention that you support "open science". Does this mean the entire dataset will be made available publicly? (Are there any reasons -- like in terms of protecting the species that would make this a bad idea?) I'm asking because I feel like this dataset would be an amazing tool for experimenting (and learning) bio-informatics algorithms. (And if you say "yes", I promise to fund the sequencing of one of the birds on the other site :)