Still chuggin along

Hello everyone,

          I got some good news today. I have found a CRISPR plasmid that will work in the plants I am using. I'm only waiting for a response from a professor here at UC Davis regarding the tumor causing bacteria. He's probably out of the country for the summer; so I will just have to wait for the beginning of the fall quarter. I will soon have all the pieces I need to make this project successful. 

         Even if I do not reach my funding goal I am still going to go through with this project. This sort of science far is too necessary for me to not to. I am not daunted by the limited, recent interest in my project because I know what I am doing is important. I hope all of you who have backed my project also believe in its importance.

I am going to post an article I wrote on CRISPR in a couple of days, and I hope that it will be very informative to non-experts who are curious about CRISPR. I also hope that it will provide understanding that my project is not a pipe-dream, but in fact the future of how we will treat disease. 

Lastly, I would like to say a BIG thank you to my backers! So THANK YOU!

-Thomas Irvine