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                         <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:NAWI_Graz/ControlSystem">Control System</a>
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                         <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:NAWI_Graz/FlourescenceChamber">Fluorescence Measurement Chamber</a>
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                    This year the iGEM Team NAWI_Graz organized different events throughout the year as part of human practice work. We considered
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<p>We’ve set up a remarkable contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a closed feedback loop. The individual components are highly modular. The hardware was tested on <i>E. coli</i> bacteria which respond to heat shock with the expression of fluorescent proteins. We have also shown that the system is suitable for bacteria that respond to changes in pH and it is conceivable to apply a similar construction for a variety of other bacteria-technology interfaces.
                    it particularly important, that students think about their career opportunities early on as they are
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Modules include the arena, the bioreactor, the robot, the control system, the temperature interaction module, the temperature sensitive bacteria, the pH interaction module, the pH sensitive microorganism and the fluorescence measurement chamber.
                    our future. It is in their hands, which directions and paths are taken once and since genetic engineering
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The arena represents the robot's playground, it is in itself highly modular and can even take the form of a maze.
                    and synthetic biology play an essential role here, it was very important for us to talk with them about
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The bioreactor is the part of our system that takes care of the microorganisms by providing the ideal living conditions.
                    this. The fewest people know that genetic engineering is not only used in the agricultural sector but
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The main protagonist of our project is a little robot named Thymio II. He takes stimuli from his environment, passes them on to the bacterial culture and in turn reacts to the bacterial response.  
                    also in medicine and therefore essential in Austria. By this misunderstanding, the generally accepted
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The control system ensures that all components are harmonizing.
                    term genetic engineering has a negative association. In order to stimulate the discourse of genetic engineering
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The temperature interaction module represents the communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part.
                    and synthetic biology, we organized a discussion evening to clarify those misunderstandings and half-truths.
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The temperature plasmid represents the communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components.
                    To improve our project and construct design, we organized interviews with some experts from different
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The pH interaction module represents another, more sophisticated communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part.
                    fields. An important point here was the safety assessment of our project to what extent it could pose
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The pH plasmid represents another, more sophisticated  communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components.
                    a risk or threat to the environment. Since we are a large group, finances play a very important role
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The fluorescence measuring chamber digitizes the reaction of the bacteria to the technical information input.</p>
                    in our project. As the organization of a “Spritzerstandl” is a good way to increase the degree of popularity
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                    of iGEM, we planned several events, not only to earn money, also to talk to students and discuss scientific
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Latest revision as of 03:35, 2 November 2017

Hardware

We’ve set up a remarkable contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a closed feedback loop. The individual components are highly modular. The hardware was tested on E. coli bacteria which respond to heat shock with the expression of fluorescent proteins. We have also shown that the system is suitable for bacteria that respond to changes in pH and it is conceivable to apply a similar construction for a variety of other bacteria-technology interfaces. Modules include the arena, the bioreactor, the robot, the control system, the temperature interaction module, the temperature sensitive bacteria, the pH interaction module, the pH sensitive microorganism and the fluorescence measurement chamber. The arena represents the robot's playground, it is in itself highly modular and can even take the form of a maze. The bioreactor is the part of our system that takes care of the microorganisms by providing the ideal living conditions. The main protagonist of our project is a little robot named Thymio II. He takes stimuli from his environment, passes them on to the bacterial culture and in turn reacts to the bacterial response. The control system ensures that all components are harmonizing. The temperature interaction module represents the communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part. The temperature plasmid represents the communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components. The pH interaction module represents another, more sophisticated communication tool for the technical part with the microbiological part. The pH plasmid represents another, more sophisticated communication tool for the microorganism with our technical components. The fluorescence measuring chamber digitizes the reaction of the bacteria to the technical information input.