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\section{Conclusion}

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Zoo DAO demonstrates that decentralized governance can produce faster,
fairer, and more impactful research funding. Quadratic voting allocates
funds more efficiently by capturing preference intensity while resisting
plutocracy. Incentivized peer review produces higher-quality, faster
reviews. Retroactive funding rewards genuine impact over proposal writing
skill.

After 18 months, the DAO has funded 143 projects across 34 countries with
demonstrably better allocation quality than simulated alternatives. The
Zoo DAO model provides a viable blueprint for open, community-governed
science. Through Zoo Improvement Proposals at \texttt{zips.zoo.ngo}, the
governance framework itself evolves through the democratic processes it
enables.


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