Candidate number two of genspace multicellular platform project. It’s a form of moss called patens. Picture taken using my new phone through a dissecting microscope.
As a community lab we need to have a well studied model organism within the space that is guaranteed to be available at any time to new members with little to no biology experience along with all the supply infrastructure. It goes without saying that in-house curated references and educational materials will be a vital part of the setup.
Of course. All the relatively complex model organisms will have to have their genetic circuits initially designed and constructed in e.coli first. So despite the impression they will still be intermediate chassis.
