Difference between revisions of "Team:Amsterdam"

 
(20 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 24: Line 24:
 
     <div class="container-fluid">
 
     <div class="container-fluid">
 
       <div class="navbar-header">
 
       <div class="navbar-header">
−
       <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/d/d8/Pm_logo.png"/>
+
       <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/86/TAmsterdam_pm_logo.png"/>
 
       <a class="navbar-brand nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam">
 
       <a class="navbar-brand nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam">
 
         Photosynthetic Magic
 
         Photosynthetic Magic
Line 37: Line 37:
 
         </a>
 
         </a>
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 +
        <li>
 +
          <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Project">
 +
          Overview
 +
          </a>
 +
        </li>
 
         <li>
 
         <li>
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Produce">
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Produce">
Line 66: Line 71:
 
         </a>
 
         </a>
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 +
        <li>
 +
          <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Practices">
 +
          Overview
 +
          </a>
 +
        </li>
 
         <li>
 
         <li>
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Carbon">
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Carbon">
Line 72: Line 82:
 
         </li>
 
         </li>
 
         <li>
 
         <li>
−
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Silver">
+
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/HP/Silver">
 
           HP Silver
 
           HP Silver
 
           </a>
 
           </a>
 
         </li>
 
         </li>
 
         <li>
 
         <li>
−
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Gold_Integrated">
+
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/HP/Gold_Integrated">
 
           HP Gold
 
           HP Gold
 
           </a>
 
           </a>
Line 100: Line 110:
 
         </a>
 
         </a>
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 +
        <li>
 +
          <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Lab">
 +
          Overview
 +
          </a>
 +
        </li>
 
         <li>
 
         <li>
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Parts">
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Parts">
Line 134: Line 149:
 
         </a>
 
         </a>
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 
         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
 +
        <li>
 +
          <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Team">
 +
          Overview
 +
          </a>
 +
        </li>
 
         <li>
 
         <li>
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Attributions">
 
           <a class="nav-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Attributions">
Line 160: Line 180:
 
     </nav>
 
     </nav>
 
     <div class="inner cover">
 
     <div class="inner cover">
−
     <div clas="video-container">
+
     <div class="video-container">
 
       <video controls="" height="auto" poster="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/8f/Intro_poster.png" width="85%">
 
       <video controls="" height="auto" poster="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/8f/Intro_poster.png" width="85%">
−
       <source src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c5/Intro.mp4" type="video/mp4"/>
+
       <source src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/4c/TAmsterdam_intro.mp4" type="video/mp4"/>
 
       </video>
 
       </video>
 
     </div>
 
     </div>
 
     <div class="section-button-container">
 
     <div class="section-button-container">
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Project" id="Project">
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Project" id="Project">
−
       <img alt="Project" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/92/Project.png">
+
       <img alt="Project" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/9b/TAmsterdam_project.png">
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
 
         Project
 
         Project
Line 174: Line 194:
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Practices" id="Practices">
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Practices" id="Practices">
−
       <img alt="Practices" src="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/images/sections/practices.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Practices" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/66/TAmsterdam_practices.png"/>
 
       <p>
 
       <p>
 
         Practices
 
         Practices
Line 180: Line 200:
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Lab" id="Lab">
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Lab" id="Lab">
−
       <img alt="Lab" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/0c/Lab.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Lab" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/f/f3/TAmsterdam_lab.png"/>
 
       <p>
 
       <p>
 
         Lab
 
         Lab
Line 186: Line 206:
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Team" id="Team">
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Team" id="Team">
−
       <img alt="Team zwart" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c4/Team_zwart.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Team" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/06/TAmsterdam_team.png"/>
 
       <p>
 
       <p>
 
         Team
 
         Team
Line 192: Line 212:
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Achievements" id="Achievements">
 
       <a class="section-button" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Achievements" id="Achievements">
−
       <img alt="Achievements" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/64/Achievements.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Achievements" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/94/TAmsterdam_achievements.png"/>
 
       <p>
 
       <p>
 
         Achievements
 
         Achievements
Line 201: Line 221:
 
       <div class="home-project-container">
 
       <div class="home-project-container">
 
       <div class="logo-spacer alternate">
 
       <div class="logo-spacer alternate">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/cb/Logo_line1.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/1/1a/TAmsterdam_logo_line1.png"/>
 
       </div>
 
       </div>
 
       <div class="line-connector-container">
 
       <div class="line-connector-container">
Line 209: Line 229:
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="first">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="first">
−
         <img src="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/images/sections/practices.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/66/TAmsterdam_practices.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
−
           We are running out of oil and the climate is changing drastically due to the emission of polluting gases such as CO2.
+
           We are running out of oil and the climate is changing drastically due to the emission of greenhouse gases such as CO
 +
          <sub>
 +
          2
 +
          </sub>
 +
          .
 
         </p>
 
         </p>
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
Line 219: Line 243:
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/7/70/Recycle.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/e/ed/TAmsterdam_recycle.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
−
           But what if CO2 were a resource, rather than a wasteful pollutant; and might even replace oil?
+
           But what if CO
 +
          <sub>
 +
          2
 +
          </sub>
 +
          were a resource, rather than a wasteful pollutant; and might even replace oil?
 
         </p>
 
         </p>
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
Line 231: Line 259:
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="first">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="first">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/41/Plants.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/8a/TAmsterdam_plants.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
−
           Traditionally people have tried to achieve this by producing fuels and sugars with plants, and by fermenting these sugars with bacteria to produce other chemicals.
+
           Early attempts to achieve this have focused on producing sugars with plants, which are then subsequently fermented by bacteria to produce liquid fuels and other chemicals.
 
         </p>
 
         </p>
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
Line 241: Line 269:
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/92/Project.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/9b/TAmsterdam_project.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
−
           But there is a better way, where no arable land is needed and which is faster and more efficient. This is the way our team has chosen to go, using cyanobacteria to take up CO2 and directly convert it into the valuable chemical
+
           But there is a better way, where no arable land is needed and which is faster and more efficient.
 +
          <a class="in-text-link" href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Amsterdam/Project" target="_blank">
 +
          This is the way
 +
          </a>
 +
          our team has chosen to go, using cyanobacteria to take up CO
 +
          <sub>
 +
          2
 +
          </sub>
 +
          and directly convert it into the valuable chemical
 
           <span style="color: rgba(88, 190, 190, 1)">
 
           <span style="color: rgba(88, 190, 190, 1)">
 
           FUMARATE
 
           FUMARATE
Line 279: Line 315:
 
         estimated
 
         estimated
 
         </a>
 
         </a>
−
         to be $760 million by 2020!
+
         to exceed $760 million by 2020!
 
       </p>
 
       </p>
 
       <div class="right-semi-circle">
 
       <div class="right-semi-circle">
Line 301: Line 337:
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="fifth">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="fifth">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c4/Team_zwart.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/d/d0/TAmsterdam_team_zwart.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
 
           We are 6 students from Amsterdam with a passion for creating a more sustainable future.
 
           We are 6 students from Amsterdam with a passion for creating a more sustainable future.
Line 311: Line 347:
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/62/Practices.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/6/66/TAmsterdam_practices.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
 
           We joined iGEM because we did not just wanted to ‘do science’ but we wanted to reach out to society, learn about communicating our research, and work on a shared vision in a small dynamic team.
 
           We joined iGEM because we did not just wanted to ‘do science’ but we wanted to reach out to society, learn about communicating our research, and work on a shared vision in a small dynamic team.
Line 327: Line 363:
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
       <div class="home-content-container">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="fifth">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="fifth">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/09/Collaboration.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/9/9a/TAmsterdam_collaboration.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
 
           Guided by our fantastic supervisors, and owing to the generosity of our sponsors, we have managed to successfully conclude this challenging and incredibly rewarding project.
 
           Guided by our fantastic supervisors, and owing to the generosity of our sponsors, we have managed to successfully conclude this challenging and incredibly rewarding project.
Line 337: Line 373:
 
         </div>
 
         </div>
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
 
         <div class="home-intro-container" id="second">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/0c/Lab.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/f/f3/TAmsterdam_lab.png"/>
 
         <p>
 
         <p>
 
           We want to especially thank the Molecular Microbial Physiology group at the University of Amsterdam who have welcomed us in their lab for the past 7 months.
 
           We want to especially thank the Molecular Microbial Physiology group at the University of Amsterdam who have welcomed us in their lab for the past 7 months.
Line 352: Line 388:
 
       </div>
 
       </div>
 
       <div class="logo-spacer alternate">
 
       <div class="logo-spacer alternate">
−
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/cb/Logo_line1.png"/>
+
         <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/1/1a/TAmsterdam_logo_line1.png"/>
 
       </div>
 
       </div>
 
       </div>
 
       </div>
 
     </div>
 
     </div>
 
     <div class="home-gif-container">
 
     <div class="home-gif-container">
−
       <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/88/Logo_gif.gif"/>
+
       <img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c8/TAmsterdam_logo_gif.gif"/>
 
     </div>
 
     </div>
 
     <!-- <div class="home-spacer">
 
     <!-- <div class="home-spacer">
Line 364: Line 400:
 
<div class="summary-container">
 
<div class="summary-container">
 
<div class="summary-col-left">
 
<div class="summary-col-left">
−
+
 
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="summary-col-mid">
 
<div class="summary-col-mid">
−
<p class="summary-text">We are running out of oil and the climate is changing drastically due to the emission of polluting gases such as CO<sub>2</sub>. But what if CO<sub>2</sub> were a resource, rather than a wasteful pollutant; and might even replace oil? We aspire to create a bio-based economy – one that meets its energy and production demands by leveraging biotechnology [1]. We can genetically engineer bacteria to produce a compound we need. This is what we call a bacterial ‘cell factory’.  
+
<p class="summary-text">We are running out of oil and the climate is changing drastically due to the emission of polluting gases such as CO<sub>2</sub>. But what if CO<sub>2</sub> were a resource, rather than a wasteful pollutant; and might even replace oil? We aspire to create a bio-based economy – one that meets its energy and production demands by leveraging biotechnology [1]. We can genetically engineer bacteria to produce a compound we need. This is what we call a bacterial ‘cell factory’.
 
Meet <a class="in-text-link" href="#" style="font-size: 24px">CYANOFACTORY</a>, a cyanobacterium that stably and efficiently produces fumarate.</p>
 
Meet <a class="in-text-link" href="#" style="font-size: 24px">CYANOFACTORY</a>, a cyanobacterium that stably and efficiently produces fumarate.</p>
 
</div>
 
</div>
Line 375: Line 411:
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
−
</div>
+
</div>
 
<div class="home-spacer">
 
<div class="home-spacer">
 
<img src='images/design_thingy_1.png'>
 
<img src='images/design_thingy_1.png'>
Line 392: Line 428:
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
−
</div>
+
</div>
 
<div class="home-spacer">
 
<div class="home-spacer">
 
<img src='images/design_thingy_1.png'>
 
<img src='images/design_thingy_1.png'>
Line 409: Line 445:
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
−
</div>
+
</div>
 
<div id="modules" class="summary-container">
 
<div id="modules" class="summary-container">
 
<div id="modules" class="home-spacer">
 
<div id="modules" class="home-spacer">
Line 415: Line 451:
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="summary-col-left">
 
<div class="summary-col-left">
−
+
 
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="summary-col-mid">
 
<div class="summary-col-mid">
Line 438: Line 474:
 
<div class="modules-summary-text">
 
<div class="modules-summary-text">
 
<h1>Glyoxylate Shunt</h1>
 
<h1>Glyoxylate Shunt</h1>
−
<p>We will incorporate two enzymes (the glyoxylate shunt) in the Synechocystis genome, creating a shortcut in the TCA-cycle. Our modeling results show that if this shunt is only expressed at night, and the pentose phosphate pathway is blocked by knocking out the zwf gene, more fumarate will be produced. This means we will create a unique combination of growth- coupled and inducible production.  
+
<p>We will incorporate two enzymes (the glyoxylate shunt) in the Synechocystis genome, creating a shortcut in the TCA-cycle. Our modeling results show that if this shunt is only expressed at night, and the pentose phosphate pathway is blocked by knocking out the zwf gene, more fumarate will be produced. This means we will create a unique combination of growth- coupled and inducible production.
 
<br><a class="in-text-link" href="#">>>read more</a></p>
 
<br><a class="in-text-link" href="#">>>read more</a></p>
 
</div>
 
</div>
Line 463: Line 499:
 
     </div>
 
     </div>
 
     <div class="footer">
 
     <div class="footer">
−
     <div class="footer-col-left">
+
     <div class="footer-wide">
−
       <a href="https://www.aimms.vu.nl/en/index.aspx" style="order:9" target="_blank">
+
       <a href="http://www.auf.nl/" style="order:1" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Aimms1" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="aimms" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/3/36/Aimms1.png">
+
       <img alt="Auf" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="auf" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/5/5c/TAmsterdam_auf.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
−
       <a href="https://www.amsterdamsciencepark.nl/" style="order:11" target="_blank">
+
       <a href="https://www.gss.uva.nl/" style="order:15" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Sciencepark" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="sciencepark" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/aa/Sciencepark.png">
+
       <img alt="Gss" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="gss" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/d/d8/TAmsterdam_gss.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
−
       <a href="http://www.auf.nl/" style="order:1" target="_blank">
+
       <a href="https://www.aimms.vu.nl/en/index.aspx" style="order:9" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Auf" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="auf" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/1/11/Auf.png">
+
       <img alt="Aimms1" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="aimms" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/8d/TAmsterdam_aimms1.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
−
       <a href="https://www.dsm.com/" style="order:5" target="_blank">
+
       <a href="https://www.amsterdamsciencepark.nl/" style="order:11" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Dsm" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="dsm" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/4a/Dsm.png">
+
       <img alt="Sciencepark" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="sciencepark" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/b/b2/TAmsterdam_sciencepark.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
−
       <a href="https://www.gss.uva.nl/" style="order:15" target="_blank">
+
       <a href="https://www.dsm.com/" style="order:5" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Gss" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="gss" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/82/Gss.png">
+
       <img alt="Dsm" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="dsm" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/3/38/TAmsterdam_dsm.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="https://eu.idtdna.com/site" style="order:3" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="https://eu.idtdna.com/site" style="order:3" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Idt" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="idt" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/86/Idt.png">
+
       <img alt="Idt" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="idt" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/c5/TAmsterdam_idt.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="https://www.matrixic.nl/" style="order:12" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="https://www.matrixic.nl/" style="order:12" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Matrix" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="matrix" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/84/Matrix.png">
+
       <img alt="Matrix" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="matrix" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/5/57/TAmsterdam_matrix.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="http://www.merckmillipore.com/" style="order:10" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="http://www.merckmillipore.com/" style="order:10" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Merck" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="merck" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/d/dc/Merck.png">
+
       <img alt="Merck" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="merck" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/e/e5/TAmsterdam_merck.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="http://rivm.nl/en" style="order:14" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="http://rivm.nl/en" style="order:14" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Rivm" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="rivm" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/e/e8/Rivm.png">
+
       <img alt="Rivm" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="rivm" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/f/f3/TAmsterdam_rivm.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="http://phenomenex.com/" style="order:10" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="http://phenomenex.com/" style="order:10" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Phenomenex" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="phenomenex" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/af/Phenomenex.png">
+
       <img alt="Phenomenex" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="phenomenex" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/02/TAmsterdam_phenomenex.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="http://www.snapgene.com/" style="order:6" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="http://www.snapgene.com/" style="order:6" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Snapgene" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="snapgene" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/8d/Snapgene.png">
+
       <img alt="Snapgene" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="snapgene" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/80/TAmsterdam_snapgene.png">
 
       </img>
 
       </img>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="http://sils.uva.nl/" style="order:8" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="http://sils.uva.nl/" style="order:8" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Sils" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="sils" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/8/8a/Sils.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Sils" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="sils" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/e/e4/TAmsterdam_sils.png"/>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="https://www.unitedconsumers.com/" style="order:7" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="https://www.unitedconsumers.com/" style="order:7" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="United consumers" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="unitedconsumers" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/7/7d/United_consumers.png"/>
+
       <img alt="United consumers" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="unitedconsumers" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/2/2d/TAmsterdam_united_consumers.png"/>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="https://www.vu.nl/en/" style="order:2" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="https://www.vu.nl/en/" style="order:2" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Vu" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="vu" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/4/40/Vu.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Vu" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="vu" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/5/5a/TAmsterdam_vu.png"/>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="https://science.vu.nl/en/index.aspx" style="order:4" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="https://science.vu.nl/en/index.aspx" style="order:4" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Vu fs" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="vufs" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/aa/Vu_fs.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Vu fs" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="vufs" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/3/38/TAmsterdam_vu_fs.png"/>
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
       <a href="https://www.cs.vu.nl/en/" style="order:13" target="_blank">
 
       <a href="https://www.cs.vu.nl/en/" style="order:13" target="_blank">
−
       <img alt="Vu cs" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="vucs" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/a8/Vu_cs.png"/>
+
       <img alt="Vu cs" class="footer-sponsor-img" id="vucs" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/c/ca/TAmsterdam_vu_cs.png"/>
−
      </a>
+
−
    </div>
+
−
    <div class="footer-col-right">
+
−
      <a href="mailto:igem17.ams@gmail.com" target="_top">
+
−
      <img class="footer-sponsor-img" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/a/a0/Email_logo.jpg"/>
+
−
      </a>
+
−
      <a href="https://www.facebook.com/igem2017amsterdam/" target="_blank">
+
−
      <img class="footer-sponsor-img" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2017/0/07/Facebook_logo.png"/>
+
 
       </a>
 
       </a>
 
     </div>
 
     </div>
 +
    <!--//
 +
        <div class="footer-col-right">
 +
          <a href="mailto:igem17.ams@gmail.com" target="_top">
 +
            <img src="/images/email_logo.jpg" class="footer-sponsor-img">
 +
          </a>
 +
          <a href="https://www.facebook.com/igem2017amsterdam/" target="_blank">
 +
            <img src="/images/facebook_logo.png" class="footer-sponsor-img">
 +
          </a>
 +
        </div>
 +
        //-->
 
     </div>
 
     </div>
 
   </div>
 
   </div>

Latest revision as of 11:25, 23 November 2017

Home

Project

Project

Practices

Practices

Lab

Lab

Team

Team

Achievements

Achievements

We are running out of oil and the climate is changing drastically due to the emission of greenhouse gases such as CO 2 .

But what if CO 2 were a resource, rather than a wasteful pollutant; and might even replace oil?

Early attempts to achieve this have focused on producing sugars with plants, which are then subsequently fermented by bacteria to produce liquid fuels and other chemicals.

But there is a better way, where no arable land is needed and which is faster and more efficient. This is the way our team has chosen to go, using cyanobacteria to take up CO 2 and directly convert it into the valuable chemical FUMARATE

PROJECT

Fumarate is used to make certain plastics, food additives, and medicine and is currently made from petroleum. The global market size of fumarate is estimated to exceed $760 million by 2020!

We are 6 students from Amsterdam with a passion for creating a more sustainable future.

We joined iGEM because we did not just wanted to ‘do science’ but we wanted to reach out to society, learn about communicating our research, and work on a shared vision in a small dynamic team.

Guided by our fantastic supervisors, and owing to the generosity of our sponsors, we have managed to successfully conclude this challenging and incredibly rewarding project.

We want to especially thank the Molecular Microbial Physiology group at the University of Amsterdam who have welcomed us in their lab for the past 7 months.

Auf Gss Aimms1 Sciencepark Dsm Idt Matrix Merck Rivm Phenomenex Snapgene Sils United consumers Vu Vu fs Vu cs