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                        <p>Get to know us! Learn of all our diverse background and how we are all making this iGEM team brilliant. <br>(And that we're not just a team of guys!)</p>
 
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                        <p>A collection of all of the photos and pics we have, and are taking, in this great journey.</p>
 
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        <h3 class="short_headline"><span>University College London, iGEM Team 2014 - Goodbye Azo Dye!</span></h3>
 
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        <h4>The World Problem: </h4>
 
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        <p><a href="/Team:UCL/about">Azo dyes</a> are the main synthetic chemical colourant used in the industrial manufacture of a wide range of products, such as clothing, cosmetics, tattoo ink, food, and more. These compounds are generally considered to produce safe and stable forms of dyes, which is why dye companies predominantly use azo dyes to colour their products. However, in some (textiles/dye) industries, leftover dye effluent is often not adequately disposed or removed during water treatment, which can result in the accumulation of <a href="/Team:UCL/risk">azo dyes in water bodies</a>. It is at this point that azo dyes can be ingested, broken down, and excreted as potentially toxic (mutagenic or carcinogenic) aromatic amine products. Removing azo dyes in a sustainable manner remains a major challenge, both for the developing world and industrialised nationals.
 
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        <p>In response to this challenge, the project for the <a href="/Team:UCL/team_ug">UCL iGEM Team 2014</a> is to design, model, and construct an engineered Azo-Remediation Chassis (ARC) with <a href="/Team:UCL/biobricks">BioBrick Parts</a> that are:
 
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        <p>To validate the above approach, we will first introduce genes encoding three sequentially-acting enzymes (azoreductase, laccase, and lignin peroxidase) into a host <em>E. coli</em> cell. These transformed <em>E. coli</em> cells will then be introduced to a mixture of azo dyes (emulating wastewater).
 
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<h2>OUR PROJECT</h2>
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<p>We are using Synthetic Biology to beat <b>AZO DYE</b> Pollution.  Azo Dyes are the most common synthetic dye and are used everywhere, from food colouring to clothes. You're probably wearing clothes dyed with Azo-Dyes! But, when they get into waste water, dumped from textile factories, they're very toxic. Our team is engineering bacteria that break down these dyes by producing a group of powerful enzymes. These bacteria make the Dye colourless and safe for the environment</p>
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We are using Synthetic Biology to beat AZO DYE Pollution. Azo Dyes are the most common synthetic dye and are used everywhere, from food colouring to clothes. You're probably wearing clothes dyed with Azo-Dyes! But, when they get into waste water, dumped from textile factories, they're very toxic. Our team is engineering bacteria that break down these dyes by producing a group of powerful enzymes. These bacteria make the Dye colourless and safe for the environment

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