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           <p class="lead">According to the World Health Organization, cancer was responsible for 8.8 million deaths in 2015, and globally, nearly 1 in 6 deaths is due to cancer. It is the second leading cause of death worldwide. The number of new cases of cancer is expected to rise by about 70% over the next 2 decades. In the United States, according to the American Cancer Society, the current probability of that a man will develop cancer in his lifetime is 42.04%, and the probability that a woman will develop cancer in her lifetime is 37.58%. </p>
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           <p class="lead">A cornerstone in synthetic biology is the connection of distinct biological functions to create useful system level behavior. We can take advantage of how bacteria naturally localizes in tumors while failing to survive in healthy tissue in the body to use bacteria as a cancer-specific delivery mechanism. Also, bacteria can mass produce products, invade cells, and release the products directly into the cells. This allows easily-degraded compounds to be effective delivered into cancer cells. It also prevents these compounds from affecting healthy cells. The combination of these mechanisms creates a powerful, cancer-specific circuit for gene therapy. </p>
 
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Revision as of 16:09, 29 June 2017

Columbia iGEM

Synthetic Biology Competition

The Advantages to a Synthetic Biology Approach

A cornerstone in synthetic biology is the connection of distinct biological functions to create useful system level behavior. We can take advantage of how bacteria naturally localizes in tumors while failing to survive in healthy tissue in the body to use bacteria as a cancer-specific delivery mechanism. Also, bacteria can mass produce products, invade cells, and release the products directly into the cells. This allows easily-degraded compounds to be effective delivered into cancer cells. It also prevents these compounds from affecting healthy cells. The combination of these mechanisms creates a powerful, cancer-specific circuit for gene therapy.

The Second Heading Is Pretty Cool Too.

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The Third Heading Will Seal the Deal.

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