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The Cambridge [https://2009.igem.org/Main_Page 2009 iGEM] team is engineering E. coli to produce different pigments in response to different concentrations of an inducer. | The Cambridge [https://2009.igem.org/Main_Page 2009 iGEM] team is engineering E. coli to produce different pigments in response to different concentrations of an inducer. | ||
Revision as of 13:59, 10 September 2009
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Project :
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Overview
Sensitivity Tuner
--- Characterisation
--- Modelling
Colour Generators
--- Carotenoids (Orange/Red)
--- Melanin (Brown)
--- Violacein (Purple/Green)
The Future
Safety
Notebook :
Team Logistics :
Overview
Previous iGEM teams have focused on genetically engineering bacteria to respond to novel inputs–for example light, or biologically significant compounds. There is an unmistakable need to also develop devices that can 1) manipulate the input by changing the behavior of the response of the input-sensitive promoter, and that can 2) report using clear, user-friendly outputs. The most popular output is the expression of a fluorescent protein, detectable using fluorescence microscopy. But, what if we could simply see the output with our own eyes?
The Cambridge 2009 iGEM team is engineering E. coli to produce different pigments in response to different concentrations of an inducer. Thus, we are developing bacterial "colour output machines."
