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         <h2 class="H2Head" id="ifecological">Is it ecological?</h2>
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         <p class="PP"><br/><br/>We first talked with our PI Ming Chen, he pointed out that the first thing we should consider was to ensure the chassis can survive vivo in soil.Otherwise,no matter how well we did in laboratory, it could not go far in practical application, so we then sought into experts in soil microorganisms for help.</p>
         <p class="PP">To come up with an inspiring design of our project, we communicated with experts and professors.<br></p>
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         <p class="PP">The common soil microorganisms were quite different with the species commonly used in laboratory.Some of them were almost impossible to culture individually like mycorrhizal fungi while some of them had strict host specificity which were not suitable for widely application.We finally selected three candidates for comparison based on our investigation.</p>
 
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        <p class="PP">To make a good choice among those three candidates, we communicated with Prof.Chulong Zhang and got following information.<br></p>
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        <p class="PP">Trichoderma is a kind of filamentous fungus, an endophyte. Just like our daily yoghourt, there’s probiotics which can be human gut microbes. Probiotics can adjust our digestive function and even effect our mood. Similarly, Endophytes can inhabit in different position of plant and have an obvious effect on the regulation of their host’s physiological function.
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        <p class="PP">As the chassis of biocontrol, Trichoderma has its unique superiority. First, it’s a dominant species of endophytes. In another word, we don’t need to worry that Trichoderma may perform well in relatively aseptic laboratory conditions but be awful in complex real environment caused by competition with other species. Secondly, as a kind of filamentous fungi, Trichoderma can produce a parasitic effect on the pathogen in plant. After getting touch with the Trichoderma, pathogen can be identified by detecting the agglutinin and other substances secreted by them. Then, Trichoderma upregulate certain genes, such as ech42 and prb1. Secretions include enzymes for the decomposition of pathogen’s cell walls. It can effectively inhibit the growth of pathogen and prevent the invasion into host plants. Thirdly, as an endophyte, Trichoderma has an obvious effect on the growth of the host. The function of endophyte mainly include stimulating plant immunity, helping plants against insects or pathogens and finally showing high production. Trichoderma can activate the endogenous ISR process and the plant will show a better performance on preventing the pathogenic invasion. As a result, Trichoderma can increase crop yield. The above three points are why we choose Trichoderma as our chassis of biocontrol.</p>
 
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         <h2 class="H2Head" id="ifsafe">Is it safe?</h2>
         <p class="PP">When it comes to bio-syn, safety and legislation is considerable topics. We, along with the Hangzhou Foreign Languages School and Hangzhou No.2 High School iGEM team, had a visit to the Zhejiang Food and Drug Administration, and had an deep talk with the officials there. Below is an extract from our conversation record. "<br></p>
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         <p class="PP"><strong>Li Jianan</strong>: With the rise of synthetic biology, there is an increasing number of drugs being produced by engineering bacteria. For example, streptomycetes are used to produce antibiotics. There are also other bacteria used in testing the presence of certain drugs and chemicals. In the process of drug regulation, would you take into account the approach by which the drugs are produced, for example, by biologically engineered bacteria or by chemical ways?"<br></p>
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        <p class="PP"><strong>Professor Chen</strong>: Yes, we certainly do. We basically speculate the outcome impurities by looking at the initial source of the production method of the drugs. The way the drugs are produced has a strong influence on the safety, effectiveness and purity of the drugs. So it’s really important for us to have a comprehensive and clear understanding and examination of every single step in the procedure, from the raw material to the product. We set our standards and specific examining procedure according to the ingredients and accessory reagents involved in the production. For instance, we use gas chromatography to detect acetone if that’s involved in the production."<br></p>
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         <h3 class="H3Head" style="margin-top: 0 !important;" id="cov">Our conversation with professors</h3>
        <p class="PP"><strong>Li Jianan</strong>: There are some projects now that focus on engineering bacteria that can be inject in certain part in the human body in order to detect certain pathogens or diagnose a disease. It’s currently a cutting edge field and hot spot of research, though it might still take a long time for a well-rounded and standardized system for practical use. Do you think it’s worth spreading or further investment?"<br></p>
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        <p class="PP"><strong>Professor Chen</strong>: I do believe that such cutting edge technology can do great benefits to people once it grows fully mature. But we have to make sure it’s safe before we take a closer look at its effectiveness."<br/></p>
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        <p class="PP">Through this conversation, we had a deeper understanding of the detecting procedure as well as the importance of bio-safety. Every advanced technology would go through a long controversial period before it is accepted by the public and large-scale applied, and its social influence shouldn’t be overlooked."<br></p>
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                    <p class="PP"><strong>Li Jianan</strong>: With the rise of synthetic biology, there is an increasing number of drugs being produced by engineering bacteria. For example, streptomycetes are used to produce antibiotics. There are also other bacteria used in testing the presence of certain drugs and chemicals. In the process of drug regulation, would you take into account the approach by which the drugs are produced, for example, by biologically engineered bacteria or by chemical ways?<br></p>
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                    <p class="PP"><strong>Professor Chen</strong>: Yes, we certainly do. We basically speculate the outcome impurities by looking at the initial source of the production method of the drugs. The way the drugs are produced has a strong influence on the safety, effectiveness and purity of the drugs. So it’s really important for us to have a comprehensive and clear understanding and examination of every single step in the procedure, from the raw material to the product. We set our standards and specific examining procedure according to the ingredients and accessory reagents involved in the production. For instance, we use gas chromatography to detect acetone if that’s involved in the production.<br></p>
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                    <p class="PP"><strong>Li Jianan</strong>: There are some projects now that focus on engineering bacteria that can be inject in certain part in the human body in order to detect certain pathogens or diagnose a disease. It’s currently a cutting edge field and hot spot of research, though it might still take a long time for a well-rounded and standardized system for practical use. Do you think it’s worth spreading or further investment?<br></p>
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                    <p class="PP"><strong>Professor Chen</strong>: I do believe that such cutting edge technology can do great benefits to people once it grows fully mature. But we have to make sure it’s safe before we take a closer look at its effectiveness.<br/></p>
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                    <p class="PP">Through this conversation, we had a deeper understanding of the detecting procedure as well as the importance of bio-safety. Every advanced technology would go through a long controversial period before it is accepted by the public and large-scale applied, and its social influence shouldn’t be overlooked.<br></p>
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                    <p class="PP">Looking back on our own project, we also took the safety of parts into account.<br></p>
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         <p class="PP">In the progress of our project, a question lingered in our mind, is our project good for the world? Or in other words, is it practical and applicable enough to somehow improve the agriculture condition? To answer this question, we made a long journey to Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia&Miao Autonomous, which took tobacco as one of their main cash crops.</p>
 
         <p class="PP">In the progress of our project, a question lingered in our mind, is our project good for the world? Or in other words, is it practical and applicable enough to somehow improve the agriculture condition? To answer this question, we made a long journey to Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia&Miao Autonomous, which took tobacco as one of their main cash crops.</p>
         <p class="PP">To see what we’ve got there, please jump to the gold page."<br></p>
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         <p class="PP">To see what we've got there, please jump to <a class="cite" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:ZJU-China/HP/Gold_Integrated">the gold page</a>.<br></p>
  
 
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Human Practice: Silver



We first talked with our PI Ming Chen, he pointed out that the first thing we should consider was to ensure the chassis can survive vivo in soil.Otherwise,no matter how well we did in laboratory, it could not go far in practical application, so we then sought into experts in soil microorganisms for help.

The common soil microorganisms were quite different with the species commonly used in laboratory.Some of them were almost impossible to culture individually like mycorrhizal fungi while some of them had strict host specificity which were not suitable for widely application.We finally selected three candidates for comparison based on our investigation.

Escherichia coli Pseudomonas putida Trichoderma atroviride
Advantages The most common chassis, genetic background is clear, easy to  engineer. An inborn rhizosphere bacterial, having some biocontrol function especially to Fusarium and Pythium Very common soilborne fungus in field and well known for its biocontrol capabilities against a range of phytopathogenic like Rhizoctonia solani.This species can penetrate into the cortex of plants to have tight interactions with plants.
Issues Soil is not very suitable for E.coli to survive and It’s difficult for E.coli to colonize on plant root. Generally attach to roots by forming biofilm, the effectors can be lossd into soil.The attachment depends on biotic or abiotic factors which need specific makers during applications,so the ecological competence may be low.  Eukaryotes,more difficult and time-consuming for gene manipulation.

Is it ecological?

To make a good choice among those three candidates, we communicated with Prof.Chulong Zhang and got following information.

Trichoderma is a kind of filamentous fungus, an endophyte. Just like our daily yoghourt, there’s probiotics which can be human gut microbes. Probiotics can adjust our digestive function and even effect our mood. Similarly, Endophytes can inhabit in different position of plant and have an obvious effect on the regulation of their host’s physiological function.

As the chassis of biocontrol, Trichoderma has its unique superiority. First, it’s a dominant species of endophytes. In another word, we don’t need to worry that Trichoderma may perform well in relatively aseptic laboratory conditions but be awful in complex real environment caused by competition with other species. Secondly, as a kind of filamentous fungi, Trichoderma can produce a parasitic effect on the pathogen in plant. After getting touch with the Trichoderma, pathogen can be identified by detecting the agglutinin and other substances secreted by them. Then, Trichoderma upregulate certain genes, such as ech42 and prb1. Secretions include enzymes for the decomposition of pathogen’s cell walls. It can effectively inhibit the growth of pathogen and prevent the invasion into host plants. Thirdly, as an endophyte, Trichoderma has an obvious effect on the growth of the host. The function of endophyte mainly include stimulating plant immunity, helping plants against insects or pathogens and finally showing high production. Trichoderma can activate the endogenous ISR process and the plant will show a better performance on preventing the pathogenic invasion. As a result, Trichoderma can increase crop yield. The above three points are why we choose Trichoderma as our chassis of biocontrol.

Is it safe?

When it comes to bio-syn, safety and legislation is considerable topics. We, along with the Hangzhou Foreign Languages School and Hangzhou No.2 High School iGEM team, had a visit to the Zhejiang Food and Drug Administration, and had an deep talk with the officials there. Below is an extract from our conversation record.

Our conversation with professors

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    Li Jianan: With the rise of synthetic biology, there is an increasing number of drugs being produced by engineering bacteria. For example, streptomycetes are used to produce antibiotics. There are also other bacteria used in testing the presence of certain drugs and chemicals. In the process of drug regulation, would you take into account the approach by which the drugs are produced, for example, by biologically engineered bacteria or by chemical ways?

    Professor Chen: Yes, we certainly do. We basically speculate the outcome impurities by looking at the initial source of the production method of the drugs. The way the drugs are produced has a strong influence on the safety, effectiveness and purity of the drugs. So it’s really important for us to have a comprehensive and clear understanding and examination of every single step in the procedure, from the raw material to the product. We set our standards and specific examining procedure according to the ingredients and accessory reagents involved in the production. For instance, we use gas chromatography to detect acetone if that’s involved in the production.

    Li Jianan: There are some projects now that focus on engineering bacteria that can be inject in certain part in the human body in order to detect certain pathogens or diagnose a disease. It’s currently a cutting edge field and hot spot of research, though it might still take a long time for a well-rounded and standardized system for practical use. Do you think it’s worth spreading or further investment?

    Professor Chen: I do believe that such cutting edge technology can do great benefits to people once it grows fully mature. But we have to make sure it’s safe before we take a closer look at its effectiveness.

    Through this conversation, we had a deeper understanding of the detecting procedure as well as the importance of bio-safety. Every advanced technology would go through a long controversial period before it is accepted by the public and large-scale applied, and its social influence shouldn’t be overlooked.

    Looking back on our own project, we also took the safety of parts into account.

Is it useful?

In the progress of our project, a question lingered in our mind, is our project good for the world? Or in other words, is it practical and applicable enough to somehow improve the agriculture condition? To answer this question, we made a long journey to Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia&Miao Autonomous, which took tobacco as one of their main cash crops.

To see what we've got there, please jump to the gold page.