This is cool but I would have liked to see something in the description about why crowdfunding is needed when the fundraising target is pocket change for 1) any of the listed &quot;public supporters&quot;, 2) Johns Hopkins. Surely the incentive is there for any of these parties to want to attach their name to such ground breaking research.<p>If part of the purpose is &quot;show the public that they can contribute to science through crowdfunding&quot;, then that is legit and they should make it clear. Or maybe it&#x27;s too controversial for JHU or NIH to fund, etc.<p>edit: additionally, a better explanation of what the funds will be used for would set a good precedent.