Team:NTU-Singapore/Notebook/Brainstorming

From 2009.igem.org

(Difference between revisions)
(June)
 
(2 intermediate revisions not shown)
Line 11: Line 11:
<div class="grid_11 prefix_1 suffix_1" id="note">
<div class="grid_11 prefix_1 suffix_1" id="note">
-
<span class="title">Experiment <span class="bold">Timeline</span></span>
+
<span class="title">Brainstorming <span class="bold">Ideas</span></span>
Line 17: Line 17:
* Create an insulin delivery system which response to low glucose level or time controlled release
* Create an insulin delivery system which response to low glucose level or time controlled release
 +
 +
* Vitamin synthesis?
* Vitamin synthesis?
 +
 +
* Hinder carcinogenics
* Hinder carcinogenics
** Maslinic acid (olive skin)-tritrepenoid compound
** Maslinic acid (olive skin)-tritrepenoid compound
** Can we study anti-tumoral and apoptotic effect of this compound?
** Can we study anti-tumoral and apoptotic effect of this compound?
** E coli to interfere in the carcinogenic pathways
** E coli to interfere in the carcinogenic pathways
-
** mimic the maslinic effect to the carcinogenic cells?
+
** Mimic the maslinic effect to the carcinogenic cells?
-
** surface markers?
+
** Surface markers?
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Trap parasites in host cells by disabling the protease
 +
** Can we remove the trap parasites?
 +
** Terminate parasites?
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Genetic modified bacteria that have anticoagulant properties.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Eczema relief
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Bacteria to treat gangrene
 +
** To eat up dead tissues
 +
** Bacteria to deliver growth factors
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Collagen producing bacteria
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Bacteria that absorbs cholesterol
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Constipation pill
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Synthesis specific growth factors
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Bacteria that produce PDGF
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Using bacteria to breakdown blockage in blood vessels
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Malaria vaccine
 +
** Forcibly expresses a certain gene and create a vaccine against it
 +
** Proof of concept
 +
 
 +
 +
*  Cancer treatment - colon cancer(CA marker)
 +
** Fusion protein to signal the expression of perforin (e coli as NKC)
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Streptococcus vaccine
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* p-Falciparum gene expression stabilization for malaria
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Intestinal vaccine delivery
 +
 +
 
 +
* Bacteria to target the larvae
 +
 
 +
 
 +
*To separate Tamoxifen (possibly a chiral drug) by uptake the drugs into modified E Coli and bind it to the receptor inside the bacteria.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
== Biosensor ==
 +
 
 +
* Biosensor that sense the present of allergen and release drugs to prevent allergenic response
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Mimic allergy response-to determine allergen?
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Fingerprint detection
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Can cells response to magnetic fields?
 +
** Bird GPS ??
 +
** Magnetic field biosensor
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Biosensor to detect cancer
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
== Environmental ==
 +
 
 +
* E coli to detect toxins in food and flu strain in animals.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Biomask
 +
** For absorption
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Create a water purifying system that recognize and trap toxic
 +
** to uptake salt and others- sea water purification
 +
 
 +
 
 +
* Bacteria producing water for the use of photosynthesis so that plants can grow well in dry area
 +
** Is it possible to construct water using certain metabolism pathway?
 +
 
 +
 
 +
 
 +
== Signalling ==
 +
 
 +
* Multi-color display according to inputs
 +
** to improve signal inputs
 +
* DNA methylation as memory storage
 +
* suffocate the cells
 +
* baccine
 +
* To construct guiding E Coli that guide pathogenic bacteria to a region of toxin/UV light.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Application ==
 +
 
 +
* bacterial barometer
 +
* fill up crack
 +
* dust repel
 +
* microscopic spring-using spirobac
 +
* To construct a Sound sensing bacteria
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Modeling==
 +
 
 +
* modeling the trend of evolution of flu viruses
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Bioproduction==
 +
 
 +
* Methanol in E-coli
 +
 
 +
 

Latest revision as of 01:38, 22 October 2009

Brainstorming Ideas


Health & medicine

  • Create an insulin delivery system which response to low glucose level or time controlled release


  • Vitamin synthesis?


  • Hinder carcinogenics
    • Maslinic acid (olive skin)-tritrepenoid compound
    • Can we study anti-tumoral and apoptotic effect of this compound?
    • E coli to interfere in the carcinogenic pathways
    • Mimic the maslinic effect to the carcinogenic cells?
    • Surface markers?


  •  Trap parasites in host cells by disabling the protease
    • Can we remove the trap parasites?
    • Terminate parasites?


  • Genetic modified bacteria that have anticoagulant properties.


  • Eczema relief


  • Bacteria to treat gangrene
    • To eat up dead tissues
    • Bacteria to deliver growth factors


  • Collagen producing bacteria


  • Bacteria that absorbs cholesterol


  • Constipation pill


  • Synthesis specific growth factors


  • Bacteria that produce PDGF


  • Using bacteria to breakdown blockage in blood vessels


  • Malaria vaccine
    •  Forcibly expresses a certain gene and create a vaccine against it
    • Proof of concept


  • Cancer treatment - colon cancer(CA marker)
    • Fusion protein to signal the expression of perforin (e coli as NKC)


  • Streptococcus vaccine


  • p-Falciparum gene expression stabilization for malaria


  • Intestinal vaccine delivery


  • Bacteria to target the larvae


  • To separate Tamoxifen (possibly a chiral drug) by uptake the drugs into modified E Coli and bind it to the receptor inside the bacteria.


Biosensor

  • Biosensor that sense the present of allergen and release drugs to prevent allergenic response


  • Mimic allergy response-to determine allergen?


  •  Fingerprint detection


  •  Can cells response to magnetic fields?
    • Bird GPS ??
    • Magnetic field biosensor


  •  Biosensor to detect cancer


Environmental

  • E coli to detect toxins in food and flu strain in animals.


  • Biomask
    •  For absorption


  • Create a water purifying system that recognize and trap toxic
    • to uptake salt and others- sea water purification


  • Bacteria producing water for the use of photosynthesis so that plants can grow well in dry area
    • Is it possible to construct water using certain metabolism pathway?


Signalling

  • Multi-color display according to inputs
    • to improve signal inputs
  • DNA methylation as memory storage
  • suffocate the cells
  • baccine
  • To construct guiding E Coli that guide pathogenic bacteria to a region of toxin/UV light.


Application

  • bacterial barometer
  • fill up crack
  • dust repel
  • microscopic spring-using spirobac
  • To construct a Sound sensing bacteria


Modeling

  • modeling the trend of evolution of flu viruses


Bioproduction

  • Methanol in E-coli





NTU@iGEMcc 2009. Some rights reserved.