Team:Cambridge-JIC/Notebook

If chromoprotein expression can be triggered in arbitrary cells by irradiating them with a far-red laser to induce the phytochrome signalling pathway in them, thalli could be written on with light and an image formed. Different lasers, different colour chromoproteins = full palette of laser-plant-pens.

Mar-Cam-tia as phytoELISA

An antigen receptor based on an antibody would be expressed on the surface of Marchantia, and a potentially novel signalling pathway (perhaps involving cAMP production or a tyrosine kinase dimer formation mechanism) engineered such that when the antigen of interest binds with the receptor, downstream events induce an obvious reporting process such as chromoprotein expression, luciferin-mediated glowing, morphological changes or the release of a characteristic smell. Qualitative disease testing with a product that replicates itself out of water and sunshine instead of a single use ELISA that costs $300.

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 <p>Add metabolic pathways that produce perfumed volatiles (eg geraniol, limonene, geosmin).<p>
 Or insect repellents/attractants such as E-beta-farnesene to repel aphids and attract ladybirds, or bombykol to attract moths from miles away.<p>
-Production could be linked to circadian clock to change smell (or species of moth attracted) throughout the day - ie Mar-Cam-tia as a clock
+Production could be linked to circadian clock to change smell (or species of moth attracted) throughout the day -<b> ie Mar-Cam-tia as a clock.</b><p>
 There could be a link to Marchy's air pores.<p>
+<b>Mar-Cam-tia as a new form of LCD screen</b><p>
+If chromoprotein expression can be triggered in arbitrary cells by irradiating them with a far-red laser to induce the phytochrome signalling pathway in them, thalli could be written on with light and an image formed. Different lasers, different colour chromoproteins = full palette of laser-plant-pens.<p>
+<b>Mar-Cam-tia as phytoELISA</b><p>
+An antigen receptor based on an antibody would be expressed on the surface of Marchantia, and a potentially novel signalling pathway (perhaps involving cAMP production or a tyrosine kinase dimer formation mechanism) engineered such that when the antigen of interest binds with the receptor, downstream events induce an obvious reporting process such as chromoprotein expression, luciferin-mediated glowing, morphological changes or the release of a characteristic smell. Qualitative disease testing with a product that replicates itself out of water and sunshine instead of a single use ELISA that costs $300.<p>