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We are the 2017 Boston University Wet-lab iGEM Team! We seek to develop a platform that integrates de novo designed RNA sensors known as toehold switches with recombinase-based molecular computation systems in a cell-free system. By expanding the application space of combinatorial logic to RNAs, we anticipate applications in sensors and theranostics for biological systems with characteristic RNA profiles of any complexity.

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-       <p class="body-type">We explore the use of de novo designed riboriboregulators known as <a href="#">toehold switches</a> to drive recombinase-based logic in <a href="#">cell-free TX-TL systems.</a> We anticipate applications in <a href="#">point-of-care diagnostic technologies</a> such as those for Zika and Ebola developed by the Collins group at MIT, targeted at diseases with RNA profiles that are more computationally demanding, such as cancer.</p>
+       <p class="body-type">We are the 2017 Boston University Wet-lab iGEM Team! We seek to develop a platform that integrates de novo designed RNA sensors known as toehold switches with recombinase-based molecular computation systems in a cell-free system. By expanding the application space of combinatorial logic to RNAs, we anticipate applications in sensors and theranostics for biological systems with characteristic RNA profiles of any complexity.</p>
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