About the Authors

Kennedy Matsagas

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

David B. Lim

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

Marc Horwitz

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

Cristina L. Rizza

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

Laurence D. Mueller

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

Bryant Villeponteau

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

Michael R. Rose

science@genescient.com.

Affiliation Genescient Corporation, Corona Del Mar, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

K. Matsagas received compensation from, and has equity in, Genescient Corporation. D.B. Lim received compensation from Genescient Corporation. M. Horwitz has equity in Genescient Corporation. C.L. Rizza has equity in, and serves on the board of directors of, Genescient Corporation; she is also an inventor on patent filings which Genescient has licensed. L.D. Mueller received personal income for consulting from, and has equity in, Genescient Corporation; he is also an inventor on patent filings which Genescient has licensed. B. Villeponteau received received personal income for consulting, and has been granted stock options, from Genescient Corporation. M.R. Rose received personal income for consulting from, and has equity in, Genescient Corporation; he is also an inventor on patent filings which Genescient has licensed.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CR MR. Performed the experiments: KM DL. Analyzed the data: LM MR. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MH. Wrote the paper: BV MR. Researched and chose tested substances: CR.