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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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Since we’ve set up an incredible contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a feedback loop, we deem ourselves eligible for this prize. Our entire system is designed in a modular way, and as such, we apply for the prize for multiple of our modules (and especially their unique combination as used in our system): the bioreactor, diverse interaction modules, the fluorescence-measurement-chamber employing a Raspberry Pi camera, the modular maze-building system in hard- and software and the modified Thymio robot.
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                    it particularly important, that students think about their career opportunities early on as they are
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                    our future. It is in their hands, which directions and paths are taken once and since genetic engineering
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                    and synthetic biology play an essential role here, it was very important for us to talk with them about
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                    this. The fewest people know that genetic engineering is not only used in the agricultural sector but
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                    also in medicine and therefore essential in Austria. By this misunderstanding, the generally accepted
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                    term genetic engineering has a negative association. In order to stimulate the discourse of genetic engineering
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                    and synthetic biology, we organized a discussion evening to clarify those misunderstandings and half-truths.
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                    To improve our project and construct design, we organized interviews with some experts from different
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                    fields. An important point here was the safety assessment of our project to what extent it could pose
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                    a risk or threat to the environment. Since we are a large group, finances play a very important role
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                    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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Revision as of 02:31, 2 November 2017

Hardware

Since we’ve set up an incredible contraption connecting bacterial metabolism to robot control in a feedback loop, we deem ourselves eligible for this prize. Our entire system is designed in a modular way, and as such, we apply for the prize for multiple of our modules (and especially their unique combination as used in our system): the bioreactor, diverse interaction modules, the fluorescence-measurement-chamber employing a Raspberry Pi camera, the modular maze-building system in hard- and software and the modified Thymio robot.