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- | Human health and the environment are endangered by heavy metal pollution in water and sediment. To battle this problem a '''purification strategy''', in which arsenic, zinc and copper are removed from water and sediment, was developed. This strategy encompasses a biological device in which <i>E. coli</i> bacteria accumulate metal ions from solutions, after which they '''produce gas vesicles''' and '''start floating'''. This biological device consists of two integrated systems: one for metal uptake and storage, the other for metal induced buoyancy. The uptake and storage system consists of a [[Team:Groningen/Project/Transport|metal transporter]] and [[Team:Groningen/Project/Accumulation|metal binding proteins]] (to reduce toxicity and increase accumulation). The buoyancy system is made up of a [[Team:Groningen/Project/Promoters|metal induced promotor]] in front of a [[Team:Groningen/Project/Vesicle|gas vesicle gene cluster]]. The combination of both systems will enable the efficient cleaning of polluted water and sediment in a biological manner. | + | Human health and the environment are endangered by heavy metal pollution in water and sediment. To battle this problem, a '''purification strategy''', in which arsenic, zinc and copper are removed from water and sediment, was developed. This strategy encompasses a biological device in which <i>E. coli</i> bacteria accumulate metal ions from solutions, after which they '''produce gas vesicles''' and '''start floating'''. This biological device consists of two integrated systems: one for metal uptake and storage, the other for metal induced buoyancy. The uptake and storage system consists of a [[Team:Groningen/Project/Transport|metal transporter]] and [[Team:Groningen/Project/Accumulation|metal binding proteins]] (to reduce toxicity and increase accumulation). The buoyancy system is made up of a [[Team:Groningen/Project/Promoters|metal induced promotor]] in front of a [[Team:Groningen/Project/Vesicle|gas vesicle gene cluster]]. The combination of both systems will enable the efficient cleaning of polluted water and sediment in a biological manner. |
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Revision as of 13:55, 9 October 2009
Heavy metal scavengersHuman health and the environment are endangered by heavy metal pollution in water and sediment. To battle this problem, a purification strategy, in which arsenic, zinc and copper are removed from water and sediment, was developed. This strategy encompasses a biological device in which E. coli bacteria accumulate metal ions from solutions, after which they produce gas vesicles and start floating. This biological device consists of two integrated systems: one for metal uptake and storage, the other for metal induced buoyancy. The uptake and storage system consists of a metal transporter and metal binding proteins (to reduce toxicity and increase accumulation). The buoyancy system is made up of a metal induced promotor in front of a gas vesicle gene cluster. The combination of both systems will enable the efficient cleaning of polluted water and sediment in a biological manner.
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Where to meet us
- TODO November 23rd 2009: Meeting @ student societies for Chemistry and Math, Physics, Computer Science and Astronomy
- TODO October 30th to November 2nd 2009: The iGEM 2009 Jamboree - MIT Stata and Lobby 13 in Cambridge, MA
- TODO 27th of October 2009: Hanze University - Zernike Groningen
- TODO 19th of October 2009: Colloquium Institute for Mathematics and Computing Science - room 5161.0267 (Bernoulliborg), Groningen
- TODO 12th of October 2009: Meeting @ Marine Biology cluster - D225, Haren
- 7th of October 2009: Lecture @ the Bachelor course Genes & Behaviour - D225, Haren
- 2nd of October 2009: Lunch meeting @ DHV
- 1st of October 2009: Lunch meeting @ Life Science student society GLV Idun - Groene Zaal, Haren
- 29th of September 2009: Meeting @ Applied physics student society TFV Professor Francken - NCC complex VIP Room building 16, Groningen
- 24th of September 2009: 2nd Programme Day of the Kluyver Centre - Wageningse Berg, Wageningen
- 11th of September 2009: 17th Annual GBB Symposium 2009 - Hampshire hotel, Groningen
To be determined
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