Hi, Esk,
I just want to throw out a possibility that might have an effect on your conclusions and calculations, which would normally make sense, which is that, contrary to the amazing nature of the whole project, the 'mulberry' silkworms that are being used around the world to produce silk, including Vietnam, are easily commonly procurable, and so it's more than likely that Kraig has already started breeding and may be able to cut down on the time needed for cross breeding in Vietnam. With all the brilliant scientists they have working for them, I can't imagine they didn't already think of it, though I would be the first to admit I don't know. I've also stated in the past that it's my opinion that the Vietnamese 'cross breeding' is more necessary in order to give the Vietnamese a viable product, while not giving them the 'primary' transgenic source lines, which they can continue to leverage as time goes on. Also, considering that their real achievement here was creating gene 'stability' in the lines that they inserted genes in, and being primarily a technology company, it seems logical to ask what other purposes they can put that gene insertion tech to besides silkworms. In that case, spidersilk might be considered as just a way to create an income for the companies continued growth in the gene tech field. The implications of this for the stock are something I'm throwing out here as food for thought, and would taste better than 'mulberry leaves!' (sorry, couldn't resist the bad pun!)