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This is my area of research, currently on a large grant from the USDA. At a high-level, we are doing nutrient recovery from raw wastewater for agricultural production using indoor hydroponic farms. Im just covering one area, albeit a primary one, of growth kinetics... and would love to include analyzing pathogen risks afterwards.

I agree regarding cereals. Our team is focusing on lettuce for the last couple years: rapid growth rate, low energy usage, relatively uniform tissue composition which simplifies analysis as we develop systems and procedures.

Gotta get back to work, these papers arent going to write themselves. Thanks for all that you do! I went to a charity event with you once, but we've never met. Still, it was great to see you and various politicians/celebrities giving their support. Maybe we'll be able to meet someday. Keep up the good work!

Very interesting! I mostly expected this due to my work with small animals, but it’s nonetheless interesting.

As you are a person who cares for such insects; would you be able to determine a specific individual based on personality alone (without using identifying markings)?

For example; if you had several of these hissing cockroaches that were otherwise identical in size and appearance, do you think would you be able to leave the room for a time, come back, and accurately identify the individuals by observing/interacting with them?

Were you in proximity to any wildlife at the moment of the earthquake that weren’t hiding? If so (and if you weren’t too distracted by the ear popping), did you notice any peculiar behaviors?

Completely understandable!

Thanks for the awesome AMA. Unique event and I enjoy reading everything.