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China is a large agricultural country that supports a population of over 1.4 billion. With the large demand of food products and commodities, pesticide usage increases annually. The hidden problem of pesticide residues on both human health and environment started to emerge and attracted attentions. This year, SSTI iGEM team strives to apply synthetic biology method to solve this environmental and health issue from the origin: soil.

We used a state-of-art light control expression system in E. coli. to efficiently and effectively produce hydrolases that degrade two mostly used pesticides: organophosphate and carbendazim. By using this light control gene expression system, we omit the usage of chemical inducers, which makes the entire production procedure more convenient, economical, and reversible. Furthermore, we designed an automatic spraying system that helps farmers using our products in the farmland. Altogether, we hope to help protecting our health and environment, and contribute to the sustainable development in China.