@kkdub We haven't done full tests, but we think so - the base moss strain is. I've eaten it after someone asked me that before, doesn't taste great but seemed fine.
@joshdance Dealing with psychological challenges of working with unpredictable biology in a startup environment with limited financial runway. We were hoping to ship in March but found out at the last minute that we still had a herbicide resistance plasmid in our moss strain, which made the moss regulated and so we had to rebuild with only a few months cash in the bank, this meant reducing the team and lots of stress!
@ccervantes0 Sure thing, that is still a bright idea. There are several issues to be solved first, but we will get there eventually. Glowing plants is possible, and with the development in gene technology we constantly see it will eventually shine.
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Does its GM nature mean you'll never be shipping to EU countries?
@captainwonkish If they change the regulations so that the final decision is not in the parliaments (EU and national), then we will work towards a marketing in EU as well. But not before. The current setup is too unpredictable to initiate the environmental tests needed, even though we would love to.
@rrhoover Thanks for the feedback. Currently the main reason for that price is the cost of producing the moss as we are still at lab scale, if we can move to production scale (ie 10 litre or bigger bioreactors rather than 1 litre) our costs should drop a great deal, probably by nearly an order of magnitude. Also note the 'Producthunt' discount code if you saw that...
@gollyjer Glad it arrived and you like it! How did you find the setup/delivery process? Any feedback for us?
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@orbellamoss The packaging was great. Love the biodegradable container stuffing. As for the moss, to be honest, it's much smaller than expected and came all scrunched up in a pile instead of a round disc. I had to unwind and unfold it. I was expecting something that looked like what's in your "how to transplant into the terrarium" video but got something that like thin balding mans head. :-D
That being said I still love you guys and support the cause. I understand it's early. I'm an original Glowing Plant backer and TAXA crowdsource investor. Keep up the painstaking work! It will pay off.
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