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<span class="montserrat-text uppercase service-title">Global issue</span>
 
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<p style="padding-right: 30px;">For several years, our exposition to UV rays has <b>increased</b> and scientists noticed an <b>upward trend</b> in the risks of developing skin cancers.</p></a>
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<p style="padding-right: 30px;">Over the last years, our exposition to UV rays has <b>increased</b> and scientists noticed an <b>upward trend</b> in the risks of developing skin cancers.</p></a>
 
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<span class="montserrat-text uppercase service-title">Protection exists</span>
<p style="padding-right: 30px;"> Although we can be protected against this health hazard, <b> we can’t feel the UV rays </b> and when sunburns appear, it’s too late. </p></a>
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<p style="padding-right: 30px;"> Although we can protect ourselves against this health hazard, <b> we cannot feel the UV rays </b> and when sunburns appear, it is already too late. </p></a>
 
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<span class="montserrat-text uppercase service-title">Badge design</span>
<p style="padding-right: 30px;"> Hence, <b>we’ve designed a wearable UV-sensitive badge</b> so that people can be warned anytime and anywhere of their level of exposure. The badge turns red when exposed to a certain level of sunlight. </p></a>
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<p style="padding-right: 30px;"> Hence, <b>we have designed a wearable UV-sensitive badge</b> to help warning people on their level of exposure anytime and anywhere. The badge turns red when exposed to a certain level of sunlight. </p></a>
 
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<span class="montserrat-text uppercase service-title">Culture design</span>
<p style="padding-right: 30px;">This badge contains a <b>liquid cell culture</b>. The bacterial cells are engineered so that they can produce a red fluorescent protein. They only produce it when the badge is exposed to UV rays, thanks to a <b>photocaged amino acid</b>.</p></a>
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<p style="padding-right: 30px;">This badge contains a <b>liquid cell culture</b>. The bacterial cells are engineered o produce a red fluorescent protein, which is only developed when. They only produce it when the badge is exposed to UV rays, thanks to a <b>photocaged amino acid</b>.</p></a>
 
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Latest revision as of 15:54, 1 November 2017

iGEM UCLouvain Team iGEM UCLouvain Team

we are
iGEM UCLouvain Team
the project BactaSun

Although melanoma accounts for less than 1% of skin cancer cases, they are responsible for the vast majority of skin cancer deaths. More than 80% of melanomas are caused by the exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.

Our project: BactaSun, a bio-badge changing color when exposed to sunlight.

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you think we're cool? so are our sponsors!
  • UCL
  • Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles
  • Fondation Louvain
  • Imperial College
  • Agilent Technologies
  • AGL
  • ISV
  • UCL faculté des Sciences