Team:biYOLOgists

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This is a template page. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

You are provided with this team page template with which to start the iGEM season. You may choose to personalize it to fit your team but keep the same "look." Or you may choose to take your team wiki to a different level and design your own wiki. You can find some examples HERE.

You MUST have the following information on your wiki:

a team description
project description
safety information (did your team take a safety training course? were you supervised in the lab?)
team attribution (who did what part of your project?)

You may also wish to add other page such as:

lab notebook
sponsor information
other information

REMEMBER, keep all of your pages within your teams namespace.
Example: 2013hs.igem.org/Team:biYOLOgists/Our_Pets

You can write a background of your team here. Give us a background of your team, the members, etc. Or tell us more about something of your choosing.	File:BiYOLOgists logo.png 200px
Tell us more about your project. Give us background. Use this as the abstract of your project. Be descriptive but concise (1-2 paragraphs)	File:BiYOLOgists team.png Your team picture
	Team biYOLOgists

Official Team Profile

Coming from a small crowded high school, which clashes together grown adults and pre-pubescent teenagers, we the bioYOLOgists are faced with the issue of overwhelming body odor every day. At first, we believed this to be due to the lack of deodorant on freshmen, but upon closer examination we realized the problem was the fact that the deodorants were failing. Antiperspirants block the healthy release of sweat, while other deodorants fade throughout the day. That’s why we decided to create a solution to the problem; a bacterial solution that is.

The solution we came up with is deodorizing bacteria. Our bacteria creates a wintergreen smell when the cell dies. Salt is a natural antibacterial and is quite prominent in sweat. We want to create this bacteria so that when the user begins to sweat the bacteria will die, releasing the wintergreen scent to combat any body odor created by the wearer's sweat.

The difference with our product, is that it would be applied to the outside of clothing around the body. This way it is a failsafe for when traditional deodorants stop working correctly, in addition to allowing areas other than where normal deodorants are applied to be coated and protected.

Notebook

Show us how you spent your days.

Results/Conclusions

What did you achieve over the course of your semester?

Safety

What safety precautions did your team take? Did you take a safety training course? Were you supervised at all times in the lab?

Attributions

Who worked on what?

Human Practices

What impact does/will your project have on the public?

Fun!

What was your favorite team snack?? Have a picture of your team mascot?

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