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<p>During the initial development phase, we had many ideas for the direction in which we could take an iGEM project. We have detailed some of them below.</p> | <p>During the initial development phase, we had many ideas for the direction in which we could take an iGEM project. We have detailed some of them below.</p> | ||
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<td><strong>Circadian rhythms</strong> - modifying circadian rhythms with the aim of having a temporal release of a drug without having to remember to take it</td> | <td><strong>Circadian rhythms</strong> - modifying circadian rhythms with the aim of having a temporal release of a drug without having to remember to take it</td> | ||
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− | <p>We decided on a synthetic biology diagnostic device | + | <p>We decided on a synthetic biology diagnostic device with the aim of creating something which was modular and adaptable. This is because it has a clear real-world application, a clear niche for synthetic biology and a clear want from the public (<a href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Oxford/HP/Silver">as discovered by our survey</a>). This meant it was the perfect place from which to develop an iGEM project.</p> |
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Latest revision as of 03:49, 2 November 2017
Initial Ideas
Possibilities
During the initial development phase, we had many ideas for the direction in which we could take an iGEM project. We have detailed some of them below.
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Disco Yoghurt - yoghurt that changed flavour upon exposure to different colour lights |
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Fe. coli - absorbing iron in the gut to aid people who cannot absorb iron well; eg pregnant women |
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Circadian rhythms - modifying circadian rhythms with the aim of having a temporal release of a drug without having to remember to take it |
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Curli yoghurt - A yoghurt with a peptide that has emerging clinical value for patients with IBD |
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Biofilm plasters - Using biofilms to our aid to absorb pathogens that would otherwise infect a patient and may cause sepsis |
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We decided on a synthetic biology diagnostic device with the aim of creating something which was modular and adaptable. This is because it has a clear real-world application, a clear niche for synthetic biology and a clear want from the public (as discovered by our survey). This meant it was the perfect place from which to develop an iGEM project.
Our next task was to decide on a case-study disease to properly direct our project towards a real-world problem. Read more about our case study, Chagas disease, here.