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Edible coli

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Edible coli

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Eat Coli

Click to visit Mamma’s Burgers!

People tend to fear bacteria and oppose genetic modification, and thus synthetic biology. Our attempt at a novel outreach approach will teach the audience facts about bacteria, DNA and GMO in a fun and participatory way.

At the burger joint, Mamma's Burgers, crazy things might happen but it sure will be educational!

The Untapped Food Resource of the Century

Edible coli is a proposal for a sustainable food source.

A modified strain of the bacteria Escherichia coli will provide the optimal quantities of nutrition a human needs, by degrading otherwise non-degradable material for the human body.

First step is the production of a nutritional protein, the OneProt, and the biosynthesis of essential fatty acids – additionally, it will carry the appealing touch of lemon flavor. Then the Nutrition Generator, a custom designed, innovative and revolutionary cultivation tank will ensure an on-going amplification of the Edible coli products, easy to handle and drain from.

Could the world live off of microorganisms?

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-Let your eyes (and mouse) wander to these trees to discover our ideas on how to help the environment and change the future of rubber production. Take a look at our short <strong>project description</strong> below.
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-The growing demand for natural rubber causes deforestation of the rainforest and occupation of arable lands, due to the establishment of new plantations. If producing rubber by bacteria succeeds, production of natural rubber will not be limited to the regions where the rubber tree can grow. Rather, rubber can be produced even in barren lands.
+People tend to fear bacteria and oppose genetic modification, and thus synthetic biology. Our attempt at a novel outreach approach will teach the audience facts about bacteria, DNA and GMO in a fun and participatory way.<br><br>
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-Our project aims to enable a common bacteria to produce natural rubber while grown under controlled conditions.
+At the burger joint, Mamma's Burgers, crazy things might happen but it sure will be educational!
-Natural rubber is composed of molecules consisting of the substance IPP linked together like a chain. The common bacteria that we use (E. coli) already possesses the ability to produce the IPP, but it lacks the enzyme to connect the IPP links together into a chain.
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-We introduced the enzyme that the rubber tree has for connecting the links into the bacteria. Furthermore, we introduced genes that allow the bacteria further production of the IPP links.
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-    <h2 class="onBlack">No, rubber is made in the lab.</h2>
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-If you wish to see how, click here to start the interactive tour.
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+A modified strain of the bacteria <i>Escherichia coli</i> will provide the optimal quantities of nutrition a human needs, by degrading otherwise non-degradable material for the human body. <br><br>
-Just days before the deadline of iGEM 2013, we got the peaks that our entire summer built towards: Two small bumps on the NMR indicating the presence of bacterially produced rubber in our strain of E. coli. With a mad scramble to the finish line, our initial indication was reinforced. Click anywhere along this text to start the interactive tour, which will guide you along the path to rubber.
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