Team:LUBBOCK TTU/test

Detect and Destroy: Building FRED and OSCAR

Tailings ponds are large bodies of water containing toxic compounds that accumulate as a byproduct of the oil extraction process in the oil sands of northern Alberta. These toxic and corrosive compounds are a potential environmental and economic concern to Alberta and to other areas. The University of Calgary 2012 iGEM team aims to develop a collection of toxin-sensing and degrading organisms to detect and destroy (bioremediate) the toxins, turning them into useable hydrocarbons.

FRED and OSCAR are the two projects we are working on this year. Take a look at the descriptions below to learn more!

iGEM Style!

Take a look at our music video--sung and produced by our very own members--that's taking the iGEM world by storm!

Synergy

We have lots of new data since Regionals! Click here to see how we brought the three aspects of our project together!

Intro Video

Click here to see the introductory video we played at the beginning of our Jamboree presentations!

Team

Who are we? What did we do? Where is this Calgary place, anyway? Click here to read our team profiles!

Data Page

Click here to see a summary of all our data collected so far! Details on FRED and OSCAR can be found above.

Notebook

Here is a record of our summer's work. We also want to thank everybody who helped us along the way!