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Vivian Zhong
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Bioengineering PhD candidate @ Brophy Lab @ Stanford 🌱 🦠 “bilateral” engineering of plants and soil bacteria 🖊 sometimes I write things~
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Vivian Zhong @vivzhong.bsky.social · Sep 2
Many thanks to Fall Line Capital's Clay Mitchell for teaching me so much about soil and writing this with me! And thanks to @scientistsorg.bsky.social for the fellowship program during which this idea took root more than a year ago.
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Vivian Zhong @vivzhong.bsky.social · Sep 2
Side quest # TooMany of this PhD: I co-authored an article for @issuesinst.bsky.social on the need for better soil data to monitor topsoil loss, plus farmland price valuation that reflects the true quality of soil to incentivize topsoil preservation. Feedback most welcome!
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For Better Soil, Get Better Data
Relying on outdated soil quality data to value farmland creates a disincentive for farmers to invest in conserving topsoil.
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