Most of the existing genetic engineering has been done with E. Coli

But what if we could work in more organisms?

The goal of our project was to explore and compare the different transcriptional and translational rates of known model organisms such as E. coli to various non-model strains, with all processes taking place in cell free systems. This is in the hopes that by compiling a list of well-characterized parts such as promoters and RBSs, the information could be used to further the field of synthetic biology through environmental, health, and industrial applications by eliminating the need to modify E. Coli to meet particular environmental settings.

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