Team:Stuttgart/Collaborations
Collaborations with other iGEM-Teams
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Being the first team at the University of Stuttgart we were confrontated with a lot of starting problems. But we were welcomed so friendly! Everone gave us good advice, shared their experiences with sponsors, iGEM itself or solving experimental problems. We met a few german teams to exchange information and to just have a good time with each other. All in all it was a very valuable experience to us. So – big thanks to all iGEM-Teams for the support and helpful hints. It made the start much more easier and we are happy to be part of that great iGEM-community now. |
The project of this year’s iGEM-team in Heidelberg is about accelerated evolution using phage-assisted continuous evolution (PACE). This is a very fast method to insert a desired mutation into bacterial cells. In their case, they used the method to evolve three mutagenesis plasmids developing different antibiotic resistances in E. coli cells. We were asked to perform a mutagenesis plasmid activity assay to analyze their function and mutagenesis levels. In return they supported us developing our safety part. Based on their suggestions we designed our light-induced killswitch.
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