Integrated Human Practices Timeline

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology iGem Team 2017

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Technology

For a proof-of-concept purpose, our Cre-lox system is intended to illustrate how recombinase can excise the gene of interest at a certain time we desire, starting with a simple DH10b E.coli bacteria that are easy to grow and safe to use in laboratory. We were inspired by the application of recombinases in eukaryotes where only a specific gene inside the cell was knocked out without harming the organismal cell per se.

Having received feedbacks from people joining our organized activities in Hong Kong Science Park, where majority is parents, it surprisingly shows that our samples view GMOs to be more safe if the genetically modified gene within an organism has been knocked out before the consumption. We, therefore, directed our focus on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs).