Team:StuyGem NYC

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Revision as of 01:58, 20 March 2014


lml Katty. 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:StuyGem_NYC/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:StuyGem NYC logo.png
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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:StuyGem NYC team.png
Your team picture
Team StuyGem_NYC


Official Team Profile

Contents

Team

Tell us about your team, your school!


Project

With the advent of synthetic biology and commercial usage of bacterial cells, one major concern is that rogue cells may escape their controlled environment, and alter the outside ecosystem. As humans, we have brought genetically modified organisms into systems for the purpose of fixing a problem, however things don’t always go as planned. The importance of a kill switch is for the control of the particular bacterial cells in question. The goal is to produce a way to terminate the bacteria, and therefore its function, to prevent further spread of the cells outside of the system.

The goal of this project is to produce a device that will cause the bacteria to self-destruct upon exposure to a factor in the environment not present in a laboratory setting. Our team will design and build a kill switch under the control of an inducible promoter. The self-destruction method will be determined later - we are evaluating several options such as lysis induction, production of an antibiotic or antimicrobial peptides, etc. After this device has been produced, the team will characterize its success by placing the bacteria in a situation which will simulate environmental release. The creation of a kill switch is imperative for acceptance of the idea of commercial usage of genetically modified organisms.

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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