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We focused on the development of a light-inducible kill switch; since the bacteria will not be exposed to significant amounts of light within the sewage treatment plant. Other teams have proposed and modeled such switches, but few have successfully built, implemented, and characterized such devices. We will be building upon our past design, as well as improving and completing a previously proposed light-inducible kill switch.
 
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Revision as of 18:36, 29 October 2017

Kingsborough Community College || City Unversity of New York || 2017 iGEM Team

Computer Hope
TEAM
DESIGN
Part Design
Methods
Model
RESULTS
Seawater Survival
Bootcamp
RFP Characterization
BioBrick Construction
LacZ-alpha Controls
Demonstrated Results
SAFETY
HUMAN PRACTICES
Human Practices
Integrated and Gold
Public Engagement
JUDGING FORM

Organisms engineered by synthetic biologists have the potential to deliver new solutions to a wide range of problems. However, they must be implemented in responsible and controlled ways.

For example, last year the Kingsborough team focused on engineering E. coli to deteriorate nitrogenous waste in sewage more effectively. However, we found that E. coli can survive in local waterways, which is the ultimate destination for wastewater after treatment. To develop this idea we are focused this year on improving and characterizing a control element, commonly referred to as a "Kill Switch." With this kill switch, we will be able to combat the escape of modified E. coli from the treatment plant.

We focused on the development of a light-inducible kill switch; since the bacteria will not be exposed to significant amounts of light within the sewage treatment plant. Other teams have proposed and modeled such switches, but few have successfully built, implemented, and characterized such devices. We will be building upon our past design, as well as improving and completing a previously proposed light-inducible kill switch.












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