Deforestation Rates
For every 10 years of deforestation, 201 gigatons of carbon emissions are released into the atmosphere.
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Our Solution
We plan to create faster-growing trees that can revitalize deforested ecosystems using directed evolution and gene editing.
Saving Our Planet
We can't wait to see how these new trees help achieve carbon neutrality, expand animal habitats, and restore the earth's natural beauty.
MORE ABOUT US
Our team is looking forward to a future where we can stop destroying our forests and begin to repopulate them.
HOW WE WORK
Spruce aims to utilize genetic editing and directed evolution to regenerate ecosystems and forests that have been laid to waste by deforestation.
The Tech
Use AI to recognize genomic sites impacting growth.
The Plan
Edit test-trees in indicated sites then let it grow and reproduce, and then examine its offspring to see if it has any mutations.
The Process
Grow test trees for multiple generations to test edit performance and durability using genome sequencing kits.
The Outcome
Repeat proccess until suitable gene line is established then we plan to deploy Spruce.
A professional's thoughts
The idea of creating faster-growing trees that can revitalize deforested ecosystems using directed evolution and gene editing is a novel concept. The proposed technology (CRISPR) has the potential to contribute towards economic growth at the global scale (and the potential) to be technically feasible in a theoretical/hypothetical scenario.
Great effort by the team! I would really recommend them.
Help us save our planet!
We made sweatshirts, hoodies, and water bottles to help raise awareness. Our water bottles aim to replace your traditional plastic water bottles to reduce waste, and to inspire you to go appreciate the beauty of the great outdoors. All profits go directly to helping trees today via our partners at OneTreePlanted.org
OUR SHOPImage credit: Misha Uzair