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Achievements
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We established two orthogonal methods for the detection of unnatural base pairs in a target sequence: an Oxford Nanopore sequencing application and an enzyme based detection method
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Development of a software suite for these orthogonal methods
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Integration and characterization of the nucleotide transporter PtNTT2 from P.tricornutum in E.coli for the uptake of unnatural nucleoside triphosphates
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Confirmation that certain Taq DNA polymerases can efficiently incorporate unnatural nucleotides
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Construction of a toolbox consisting of five aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases for incorporation of non-canonical amino acids
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Colocalization of the RuBisCo and and subcellular compartment (carboxysome) using a fluorescent amino acid
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Development of a photoswitchable lycopene pathway
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Design, chemical synthesis and proof of functionality of a novel, fully synthetic amino acid based on cyanonitrobenzothiazol and asparagine
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Modeling more than ten new aaRS sequences
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Library development with several hundred thousand sequences for selecting aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases
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Construction of positive and negative selection plasmids for the evolution of new synthetases for non-canonical amino acids
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Improvement of an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase test-system by introducing a FRET-system and development of a ranking system
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Construction of an LED panel for irradiating 96-well microtiter plates, which can be used to manipulate non-canonical amino acids and for other applications
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Development of an Android App to control the LED panel with your smartphone via Bluetooth
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Writing a biosafety report entitled “Auxotrophy to Xeno-DNA: A Comprehensive Exploration of Combinatorial Mechanisms for a High-Fidelity Biosafety System”
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Writing the ChImp Report on “Chances and Implications of an Expanded Genetic Code”