Team:Groningen/Brainstorm

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#Cleanup of contamination (water-repellent)
#Cleanup of contamination (water-repellent)
#Biofuels
#Biofuels
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#*(Ligno) cellulose
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#*(Ligno) cellulose<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Mississippi_State],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Wisconsin]</FONT></SUP>
#*Hydrogen
#*Hydrogen
#*Rocket fuel
#*Rocket fuel
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#*Dust/Fine particles
#*Dust/Fine particles
===='''Appliances'''====
===='''Appliances'''====
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#Clock
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#Clock<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Melbourne/Overview],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Michigan],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Paris]</FONT></SUP>
#*Seasons
#*Seasons
#*Time
#*Time
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#Sound
#Sound
#*Detection of, or reaction to radiosignal/antenna  
#*Detection of, or reaction to radiosignal/antenna  
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#*Production (need for very sensitive recorders)
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#*Production (need for very sensitive recorders)<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:LCG-UNAM-Mexico]</FONT></SUP>
#Roll the dice – seven is the lucky number!
#Roll the dice – seven is the lucky number!
#Ambilight (look at Philips for inspiration)
#Ambilight (look at Philips for inspiration)
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#*Buoyancy
#*Buoyancy
#Sensors
#Sensors
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#*Pressure
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#*Pressure<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Tokyo_Tech]</FONT></SUP>
#*Blood sugar level
#*Blood sugar level
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#*Temperature ([https://2008.igem.org/Team:TUDelft TUDelft 2008])
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#*Temperature<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:TUDelft]</FONT></SUP>
#*Smell (detection of spoilage in foods)
#*Smell (detection of spoilage in foods)
#*TNT, “Improvised explosive device”
#*TNT, “Improvised explosive device”
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===='''Electricity'''====
===='''Electricity'''====
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#Electrical discharge
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#Electrical discharge<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Harvard]</FONT></SUP>
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#Solar power cells
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#Solar power cells<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Imperial_College]</FONT></SUP>
#Magnetic bacteria
#Magnetic bacteria
#*NMR/MRI Magnetosome
#*NMR/MRI Magnetosome
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#Recognition and elimination of cancer cells
#Recognition and elimination of cancer cells
# Medicine production
# Medicine production
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#* Vaccin
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#* Vaccin<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Slovenia]</FONT></SUP>
#Tissue regeneration
#Tissue regeneration
#* Secretion of growthfactors
#* Secretion of growthfactors
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===='''Food'''====
===='''Food'''====
#Milk bacteria (GRAS)
#Milk bacteria (GRAS)
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#*Probiotics
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#*Probiotics<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:MIT],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Caltech]</FONT></SUP>
#*Prebiotics
#*Prebiotics
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#Enhancing the speed of beer brewing
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#Enhancing the speed of beer brewing<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Rice_University]</FONT></SUP>.
#Improvement of bacterial smell
#Improvement of bacterial smell
#Improvement of taste  
#Improvement of taste  
#To let bacteria make additives (taste, smell and colour) for use in food industry  
#To let bacteria make additives (taste, smell and colour) for use in food industry  
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#To let bacteria make additives (e.g. vitamins)
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#To let bacteria make additives (e.g. vitamins)<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Edinburgh],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Caltech]</FONT></SUP>
===='''Material synthesis'''====
===='''Material synthesis'''====
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#*Making ureum out of simple components
#*Making ureum out of simple components
#*Ureum survival
#*Ureum survival
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#*Nitrogen binding bacteria
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#*Nitrogen binding bacteria<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Hawaii]</FONT></SUP>
#Nitrogen binding plants with tumor inducing factor
#Nitrogen binding plants with tumor inducing factor
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#Orbs (spheres)
#Orbs (spheres)
#Cells that make a lot of vesicles
#Cells that make a lot of vesicles
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#Stable structure made out of bacteria
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#Stable structure made out of bacteria<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:EPF-Lausanne/Project]</FONT></SUP>
#Crowd control
#Crowd control
#Biofilm, colaboration between different kinds of bacteria (in a controlled way)
#Biofilm, colaboration between different kinds of bacteria (in a controlled way)
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#PNA
#PNA
#NICE
#NICE
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#<i>Clostridium spp</i>; butanol production system
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#<i>Clostridium spp</i>; butanol production system<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:The_University_of_Alberta/Butanerd]</FONT></SUP>
#Magnetosome
#Magnetosome
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==Downsizing to five main interest area's==
==Downsizing to five main interest area's==
#Sensors
#Sensors
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#Evolution
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#Evolution<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Mexico-UNAM-IPN],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Peking_University/Project],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:USTC/Project][https://2008.igem.org/Team:University_of_Washington/Project],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:CPU-NanJing],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Calgary_Software/Project],[https://2008.igem.org/Team:ETH_Zurich]</FONT></SUP>.
#Growth Timer
#Growth Timer
#Magnetic bacteria
#Magnetic bacteria
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#Movement
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#Movement<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Tsinghua/Project]</FONT></SUP>
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#[[Team:Groningen/Rainbow_Bacteria|Rainbow bacteria]]
#[[Team:Groningen/Rainbow_Bacteria|Rainbow bacteria]]
#[[Team:Groningen/Growth_Control|Growth Timer]]
#[[Team:Groningen/Growth_Control|Growth Timer]]
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#[[Team:Groningen/Buoyant Bacteria|Buoyant bacteria]] (purification, etc.)
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#[[Team:Groningen/Buoyant Bacteria|Buoyant bacteria]] (purification, etc.)<SUP><FONT SIZE="-1">[https://2008.igem.org/Team:Kyoto]</FONT></SUP>

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Random fields of interest produced during the brainstorm sessions

Environment

  1. Uptake, conversion or binding of CO2
  2. Cleanup of contamination (water-repellent)
  3. Biofuels
    • (Ligno) cellulose[2],[3]
    • Hydrogen
    • Rocket fuel
    • Carbon chain production
  4. Cigarette smoke dissolving bacteria
  5. Biological filter
    • Toxins and detoxification
    • Dust/Fine particles

Appliances

  1. Clock[4],[5],[6]
    • Seasons
    • Time
    • Growth cycle
  2. Sound
    • Detection of, or reaction to radiosignal/antenna
    • Production (need for very sensitive recorders)[7]
  3. Roll the dice – seven is the lucky number!
  4. Ambilight (look at Philips for inspiration)
  5. Bacteria in motion
    • Ion motor
    • Spinning bacteria
    • Buoyancy
  6. Sensors
    • Pressure[8]
    • Blood sugar level
    • Temperature[9]
    • Smell (detection of spoilage in foods)
    • TNT, “Improvised explosive device”
    • Anthrax
  7. Biological Lubricant
  8. Hydraulics
    • Uptake of water to increase leverage

Electricity

  1. Electrical discharge[10]
  2. Solar power cells[11]
  3. Magnetic bacteria
    • NMR/MRI Magnetosome
    • Compass
    • Magnetic detection
  4. Electronic circuits (on/off)

Medical

  1. Recognition and elimination of cancer cells
  2. Medicine production
  3. Tissue regeneration
    • Secretion of growthfactors
  4. Anthrax system
  5. Fat eating bacteria
    • Fat uptake like fat cells
    • Eating plaques

Food

  1. Milk bacteria (GRAS)
  2. Enhancing the speed of beer brewing[15].
  3. Improvement of bacterial smell
  4. Improvement of taste
  5. To let bacteria make additives (taste, smell and colour) for use in food industry
  6. To let bacteria make additives (e.g. vitamins)[16],[17]

Material synthesis

  1. Making fibers/polymers
  2. Multistep synthesis with bacteria
  3. Biosynthesis in general
    • Making ureum out of simple components
    • Ureum survival
    • Nitrogen binding bacteria[18]
  4. Nitrogen binding plants with tumor inducing factor

Structure

  1. Orbs (spheres)
  2. Cells that make a lot of vesicles
  3. Stable structure made out of bacteria[19]
  4. Crowd control
  5. Biofilm, colaboration between different kinds of bacteria (in a controlled way)

Signals/communication

  1. Signal transduction
  2. Communication between cells
  3. Switch to secundair products

New Biobricks

  1. Tumor inducing plasmid
  2. PNA
  3. NICE
  4. Clostridium spp; butanol production system[20]
  5. Magnetosome

Misc.

  1. Evolution
    • Bacteria that can absorb all DNA and try to use it
    • New life/"Intelligent design"
  2. Ordening of DNA in the cell (index)
  3. Clonebots
  4. Forensic applications
  5. Enlarging biodiversity

Downsizing to five main interest area's

  1. Sensors
  2. Evolution[21],[22],[23][24],[25],[26],[27].
  3. Growth Timer
  4. Magnetic bacteria
  5. Movement[28]


Down to three

  1. Rainbow bacteria
  2. Growth Timer
  3. Buoyant bacteria (purification, etc.)[29]