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ENERGY STORED IN CELLULOSE • LIGHT-SENSING DORMANCY SYSTEM • OPTIMIZED NANOWIRES The PowerLeaf introduces a novel solution for long-term storage of solar energy, thus becoming an alternative to solar cells. This is accomplished without the use of environmentally harmful resources. The device is designed to resemble a plant leaf, which is meant to provide a nature-in-city ambience. This hypothetical implementation of the PowerLeaf in an urban environment, was developed through public engagement and collaboration. All on one page. The PowerLeaf introduces a novel solution for long-term storage of solar energy, thus becoming an alternative to solar cells. This is accomplished without the use of environmentally harmful resources. The device is designed to resemble a plant leaf, which is meant to provide a nature-in-city ambience. This hypothetical implementation of the PowerLeaf in an urban environment, was developed through public engagement and collaboration. All on one page. Presentation Welcome to our wiki! We are the IGEM team from the University of Southern Denmark. We have been waiting with great anticipation for the chance to introduce you to our project, to show you our iGEM experiences, and to tell you our story. It all began with a meeting between a group of strangers - each with their own disciplinary origin. Despite our differences, we had one thing in common. A shared interest in synthetic biology. We were soon herded off to a weekend in a cottage, far away from our regular lives. It was a place to bond, and to discuss project ideas. It immediately became apparent, that being an interdisciplinary team, was going to be our strength. Each member had unique qualities, that enabled them to efficiently tackle different aspects of the iGEM competition. So we made it our goal to take advantage of these qualities.
Welcome to the team page. Here you can get to know us on a more personal level. We are
12 students from 8 different majors. As a team, we have had the most amazing summer together. We had road trips, dinners, various activities and lots of fun together! Heck, we even celebrated Christmas in July. We shared all of this fun with our wonderful supervisors.
Emil Bøgh Hansen Study: Biology Emil Søndergaard Study: History Emil Vyff Jørgensen Study: Physics Ellen Gammelmark Study: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Felix Boel Pedersen Study: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Frederik Bartholdy Flensmark Neergaard Study: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Frederik Mark Højsager Study: Medicine Jonas Borregaard Eriksen Study: Pharmacy Lene Vest Munk Thomsen Study: Philosophy Malte Skovsager Andersen Study: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sarah Hyllekvist Jørgensen Study: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Sofie Mozart Mortensen Study: Biomedicine Nothing can be done alone, so please scroll further to read about the contributors, who helped make this project a reality. Laboratory, Technical and General support We would like to give special thanks to our supervisors: Thanks to: Sponsors Thanks to: Litterature Lots of nice articles and books Vestergaard P, Rejnmark L, Mosekilde L. Osteoporosis is markedly underdiagnosed: a nationwide study from Denmark. Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 2005;16(2):134-41. Vestergaard P, Rejnmark L, Mosekilde L. Osteoporosis is markedly underdiagnosed: a nationwide study from Denmark. Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 2005;16(2):134-41. Vestergaard P, Rejnmark L, Mosekilde L. Osteoporosis is markedly underdiagnosed: a nationwide study from Denmark. Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 2005;16(2):134-41. Vestergaard P, Rejnmark L, Mosekilde L. Osteoporosis is markedly underdiagnosed: a nationwide study from Denmark. Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA. 2005;16(2):134-41. Project Synergism We have all been working together in every aspect of our project. Nevertheless, some people has had their focus on some areas more than others. The main groups are listed as follows; This year we attended several meetups which led to some amazing new friendships as well as helpful collaborations. Thanks to all the people that made this iGEM experience so memorable, we truly enjoyed your companionship! Danish ethics and wiki workshop at SDU In the spirit of the iGEM community, we hosted a meetup in august for our fellow Danish iGEM team: InCell from the University of Copenhagen (KU), and the Snakebite Detectives from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). A total of seven members from these two teams joined us for breakfast and attended our meetup. This was the first ever iGEM meetup hosted by our university, so we decided to make it something special. For this purpose we took advantage of our interdisciplinary team roster, and designed a workshop that focused on aiding our fellow Danish teams with their wiki and project related ethics. An undertaking that was, to our knowledge, the first time in the history of iGEM, that these two subjects were combined into a single workshop. We utilised the broad interdisciplinary profile of our team by having Emil S., who has a Bachelor of Arts in History, and Lene, who has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, hold presentations. These concerned respectively the perception of science throughout history and the bioethical aspects surrounding GMO. The ethical presentation was purposely turned into an ethical debate, where the different facets and viewpoints of ethical conduct were exchanged and discussed. After the presentations and discussions on ethical conduct, it was time for the second topic on the agenda: the wiki workshop. The SDU iGEM teams have won the Best Wiki prize several times in the past. As such we wanted to share the knowledge gained from our university's past experiences, with our fellow Danish teams. To facilitate this exchange of knowledge on wiki development, we recruited our current supervisor Thøger Jensen Krogh, to hold several presentations on how to design a good wiki. He was qualified for this task through his role as the designer of the SDU iGEM 2013 and 2014 teams wikis, which won the special prize on both occasions. During the presentation, Thøger had arranged for several workshop segments. All three teams were to mingle, discuss and evaluate the wikis, which resulted in a steady flow of information and constructive feedback between all three teams. After the a long day of learning and discussing, we went for a tour under the summer sun around our campus, which concluded in a visit to the roof terrace of the campus dormitory, followed by dinner.
Attending meetups Additionally to hosting our own meetup, we also attended several ones during our iGEM experience. The first of which, was the 5th Annual Biobrick Workshop in March, hosted by the Technical University of Denmark. This meetup not only gave us our first experience with the Biobrick Standard, but also worked as a foundation for friendships across the team.
Further collaboration In our project, we have been in contact with the iGEM teams from Bielefeld and Imperial College, who have helped us by sending us crucial parts for our project.
This section is merely to create an overview of our page and really highlight what we have done to fulfil the medal requirements in a few words. Bronze Requirements 4/4 Register and attend - bla bla bla Silver Requirements 3/3 Validated part/contribution - bla bla bla Gold Requirements 4/4 Integrated Human Practices - bla bla bla Introduction Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nam consequat sodales nisl at blandit. Suspendisse nisl tortor, dignissim vel ultricies ut, tincidunt eget nisi. Proin nec viverra erat. Vivamus commodo metus neque, non feugiat dolor viverra vel. Nullam sit amet elit luctus, interdum nisl fringilla, vestibulum libero. Nullam iaculis, purus non imperdiet vulputate, mi augue gravida lacus, eu sollicitudin lacus orci a ipsum. Aenean maximus porttitor viverra. Praesent sed fringilla mauris. Duis eu molestie orci, id pellentesque lorem. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Sed orci elit, sodales vel nibh sed, rhoncus ultrices dolor.
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lets gooo lets goo lets gooo lets goo lets gooo lets gooPowerLeaf - a bacterial solar battery
Abstract
The bacterial solar battery is composed of an energy storing unit (1), and an energy converting unit (2). The energy storing unit (1) is defined by a genetically engineered Escherichia Coli, which fixates carbon dioxide into the chemically stable polymer cellulose. A light sensing system activates dormancy during nighttime, to reduce energy lost by metabolism. The energy converting unit (2) uses genetically engineered Geobacter Sulfurreducens to consume the stored cellulose. Retrieved electrons are transferred by optimized nanowires to an anode resulting in an electrical current.
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The bacterial solar battery is composed of an energy storing unit (1), and an energy converting unit (2). The energy storing unit (1) is defined by a genetically engineered Escherichia Coli, which fixates carbon dioxide into the chemically stable polymer cellulose. A light sensing system activates dormancy during nighttime, to reduce energy lost by metabolism. The energy converting unit (2) uses genetically engineered Geobacter Sulfurreducens to consume the stored cellulose. Retrieved electrons are transferred by optimized nanowires to an anode resulting in an electrical current.
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We came up with the idea to make a proof-of-concept project. Specifically, we wanted to use bacteria as a novel and greener solution for solar energy storage. This project was later dubbed the PowerLeaf – a bacterial solar battery. There is so much to tell you about our bacterial solar battery and its’ amazing features.
Our story is told here on the wiki, and since it’s a one-page wiki, just keep scrolling and we will gently guide you through our project.
Team
So go on and meet us, we don't bite. At least the most of us don't.
E-mail: ehans15@student.sdu.dk
Howdy! I’m the first Emil and the teams biologist! And I am a huge wolf enthusiast! I put my boots in the closet this summer in order to put on a proper lab coat doing iGEM. Besides my time in the lab I also looked into how GMOs can influence the environment.
E-mail: emsoe09@student.sdu.dk
Ahoy thar! My name is Emil, and I want to be the next Indiana Jones. But before i can raid any tombs, i’ve decided to raid iGEM trophies. When i’m not cooking or travelling, I’m drawing on my background in history for communications and human practices.
E-mail: ejoer15@student.sdu.dk
Mojn! I am another Emil and I might not be the model biochemist, so instead I am modelling biochemistry! My iGEM existence is a stochastic binary function between naps and extreme bursts of energy.
E-mail: elgam15@student.sdu.dk
Why, hello there! My name is Ellen, and I spend most of my waking hours either in the lab with a pipette in my hand or just outside it with a computer on my lap. You know.. Learn iGEM, live iGEM, love iGEM
E-mail: feped15@student.sdu.dk
Aloha. My name is Felix and I bring joy to others by eating my daily rugbrød with leverpostej. 2 years and still going strong, magical. Speaking of magic, I’m the team’s wiki lizard. I also go in the lab from time to time when the others miss me too much.
E-mail: frnee15@student.sdu.dk
Hey yo! I’m Frederik and I have worked day and night, mostly drinking beers in the night time but that should count as well. When not working in lab or on the pc I make fun with the other teammates and tell bad dad jokes, also I make crazy ideas come true like celebrating christmas in august.
E-mail: frhoe14@student.sdu.dk
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E-mail: jerik15@student.sdu.dk
Yo!!! I’m Jonas and … During the past months I have been sacrificing the last remainings of my soul to the GMO gods, by fulfilling my duty as a lab-slave at the SDU-Denmark iGEM team.
E-mail: letho11@student.sdu.dk
Hey, is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me? When not wondering whether or not there is an external world, I’ve been busy working out how to implement our solar battery into our local community and what to gain from doing so. Oh, and imposing metaethics on my team members, but I Kant go into detail with this already.
E-mail: malta14@student.sdu.dk
Ey what up pimps I’m Malte, I’ve mostly been working in the lab wrapped in the dankest of lab coats doing the most exciting of experiments. All in the name of why the hell not. In the lab the utmost highest level of patience is needed, especially when tasked with testing if biobricks function as intended. This has, as seen in the image, caused me to pull out most of my hair.
E-mail: sajo415@student.sdu.dk
My main attribution to our project has primary been running about in the lab, even though going into depth with theory is my favorite occupation. Luckily, there is a clear link between wet- and dry-lab. I am the smallest member of the SDU iGEM team, but I have definitely rise to the occasion.
E-mail: sofmo15@student.sdu.dk
Hi there! My name is Sofie, and I am the team mama! I am the one who makes sure, that everyone gets their fair share of cake. When I’m not in the kitchen busy making cakes for my teammates you can find me in the lab, where I’m working on enhancing our systems cellulose production.Attributions
Articles
Collaboration
As part of the evaluation of the meetup, it was suggested, that we should make the SDU meetup a tradition for future teams. Another suggestion was that the teams ought to get together later in the process, where they could once again evaluate each other's progress on the wikis.
Our second meetup, the Nordic iGEM Conference, was hosted by the University of Copenhagen in june. The main focus of this meetup, was the traditional mini Jamboree. The outcome of participating in which was useful feedback from the judges, as well as the other iGEM teams - which helped us further shape and develop our project.
To celebrate the beginning of our iGEM summer, we went on a road trip to attend at the European Meetup, hosted by the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Here we discussed ideas regarding our project at a poster session, learned from all the other great iGEM team’s projects and made new friends from all over Europe.
As our project revolves around global warming and green sustainable energy, we were thrilled to hear about the iGEM Goes Green initiative from the TU Dresden iGEM team. Following their guidelines, we have calculated the carbon footprint of our laboratory work and travelling. We have, in part, tried to make up for our carbon footprint, by changing our travelling and eating habits in our everyday lives. Furthermore we have reduced our daily electricity consumption and made an effort of sorting waste. The full report can be scrutinized here **det skal så være link til en model, hvori der er meget mere tekst*
As the iGEM team from Macquarie has worked with the implementation of photosynthesis in E. coli since 2013, we sought their expertise. Which we achieved through a Skype call. Here we discussed what particular challenges the current and previous teams have experienced in their projects. Furthermore, we found that their team could equally benefit from our team, as they were interested in the electron transport pathways that we used.
Additionally, we were able to help the Stony Brook iGEM team by facilitating communication with members of the SDU iGEM team from 2016. Shortly after the European meetup, we received a mail from the Cologne-Düsseldorf iGEM team regarding a postcard campaign idea, which we gave some feedback.
During our project we have received several questionnaires from fellow teams, which we have been happy to fill out. These included questionnaires from the following iGEM teams:
Achievements
Meet all the deliverables requirements - bla bla bla
Clearly state the Attributions - bla bla bla
Improve and/or characterize an existing Biobrick Part or Device - bla bla bla
Collaboration - bla bla bla
Human Practices - bla bla bla
Improve a previous part or project - bla bla bla
Model your project - bla bla bla
Demonstrate your work - bla bla bla
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Description
Outreach
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Project Design
Modelling
Experiments
Demonstration
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Parts
Notebook
Protocols
Lab Safety
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Bioethics
Integrated Practices
Events
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Perspectives
To Future iGEM Teams
Final Words