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Degradation Degradation Aggregation Goals For The Summer Address Plastic Pollution With the Registry: Proof of Principle artwork by Chris Jordan Address Plastic Pollution With the Registry: Proof of Principle artwork by Chris Jordan
Degradation
Degradation Aggregation
Goals For The Summer
artwork by Chris Jordan
Address Plastic Pollution With the Registry:
Proof of Principle
artwork by Chris Jordan
Address Plastic Pollution With the Registry:
Proof of Principle
Create Novel Device to Mimic Oceanic Force
Create Novel Device to Mimic Oceanic Force
Pioneer Marine Chassis for the Registry
Pioneer Marine Chassis for the Registry
Question Access to the Registry with First Public Biobrick
Question Access to the Registry with First Public Biobrick
Conan the Bacterium: The Ancient Microscopic Hero.” Chaotic Utopia. 2006. 16 Feb 2007.
Conan the Bacterium: The Ancient Microscopic Hero.” Chaotic Utopia. 2006. 16 Feb 2007.
Growth Rates In Different Salt Concentrations
LB + 0.3M NaCl LB LB + 0.6M NaCl
- 1
Growth during exponential phase [h ]
Comparing Increase in Exponential Growth Rate Between Biobricks of UCL ‘12 and TU Delft ‘10
Our biobrick showed improved growth rates for higher salt concentration than the TU Delft ‘10 biobrick
Percentage Increase in Growth Rates
Salt Concentration (M)
Our BioBrick Grows Better in Salt Supplemented Media
from The Basics of Biology by Great Pacific Media
from The Basics of Biology by Great Pacific Media
Synthesise the Nuclease (from Streptococcus Aureus) and dsbA Sequence (Which Transports Nuclease to the Periplasm)
Obtaining Nuclease
Sequence Design Results in the Transport of Nuclease to Periplasm
BBa_K729019 W3110 (Control) Time (Hours)
BioBrick Toxicity Growth Curve Assay
OD (600nm)
DNAse Agar Assay
Correlation Between Colony and Halo Diameter for Nuclease Expession of BBa_K729019
Colony Diameter (mm) Halo Diameter (mm)
Halo Diameter (m) Against Mass of Colony (kg)
Mass of Colony (kg) Halo Diameter (m)
Use of NahR for Indirect Detection
B0034
B0015 J23119 K228004
R B S N A H R T E R M I N A T O R C O N S T I T U T I V E P R O M O T E R
N a h R
O P O P OP OP
Plastic
Betts, K., “Why small plastic particles may pose a big problem in the oceans”, Env. Sci. & Tech. 42 (24), 2008
N a h R
O P
Triggering Mechanism
N a h R
O P
Triggering Mechanism
N a h R
O P
Triggering Mechanism
Curli Construct Design
Congo Red Agar Assay
Radius from Centre Shear Force
Shear =
N r x μ
- rotational speed
- radius
- distance between the discs
- viscosity of fluid
Shear Device Principle
Denny, M., “Wave forces on intertidal organisms: A case study’”, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Inc., 30(6), 1985, 1171-l 187
Melbourne iGEM 2007
Staying In The Zone
Kukulka, T., G. Proskurowski, S. Morét-Ferguson, D. W. Meyer, and K. L. Law (2012), The effect of wind mixing
- n the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L07601
Staying In The Zone
Kukulka, T., G. Proskurowski, S. Morét-Ferguson, D. W. Meyer, and K. L. Law (2012), The effect of wind mixing
- n the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L07601
Staying In The Zone
Kukulka, T., G. Proskurowski, S. Morét-Ferguson, D. W. Meyer, and K. L. Law (2012), The effect of wind mixing
- n the vertical distribution of buoyant plastic debris, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L07601
Fluorescence Time (min)
GFP T7 RNAP
Fluorescence Time (min)
GFP
Improved Biobrick Shows a Ten-Fold Increase in Fluorescence
Time Relative Fluorescence
Our Improved Biobrick Shows a Three-Fold Better Expression of Fluorescence Over Previous Constructs
Time (min) OD (530nm)
Laccase Positive Control
Measurement of Extracellular Lacasse Activity Using a Syringaldazine Assay
Activity of Laccase-Positive Cells is 20-Fold Higher Than Control Cells
SEM Results
Water W3110 Lacasse
Low Magnification (100x) High Magnification (10 000x)
OD (530nm) Time (mins)
BL21 + Lacasse W3110 + Lacasse W3110 (Untransformed)
Measurement of Extracelluar Lacasse Activity Using a Syringaldazine Assay Collaboration with Bielefeld (BBa_K863005)
Human Practice
Meeting of Young Minds Modelling Workshop for LMU iGEM Characterisation Collaboration with Bielefeld CAS Conference Paris Collaboration Living Architecture Family Engagement iGEM Day Open Day UK Meet-Up UN Legal Feedback Feedback from British Science Association Online Discussions Crowdfunding Speed Debate Public BioBrick gemFM
Ethics and Legal iGEM community Outreach
radio video
Meeting of Young Minds Modelling Workshop for LMU iGEM Characterisation Collaboration with Bielefeld CAS Conference Paris Collaboration Living Architecture Family Engagement iGEM Day Open Day UK Meet-Up UN Legal Feedback Feedback from British Science Association Online Discussions Crowdfunding Speed Debate Public BioBrick gemFM