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<p>- Created a reliable electroporation protocol for Bacillus Subtilis</p> | <p>- Created a reliable electroporation protocol for Bacillus Subtilis</p> | ||
| - | <p>- Developed a seed sterilization protocol</p> | + | <p>- Developed a working seed sterilization protocol for our greenhouse control experiments</p> |
<p>- Devised a genetic construct to produce phytosiderophores</p> | <p>- Devised a genetic construct to produce phytosiderophores</p> | ||
<p>- Reached over 7,000 school-age children through the ZipTrips program</p> | <p>- Reached over 7,000 school-age children through the ZipTrips program</p> | ||
<p>- Engaged over 100 farmers and industry representatives at Beck's Hybrid's "Becknology Days" event</p> | <p>- Engaged over 100 farmers and industry representatives at Beck's Hybrid's "Becknology Days" event</p> | ||
| - | <p>- </p> | + | <p>- Performed engineering and science outreach with urban children at the Christamore House</p> |
| + | <p>- Completed greenhouse control experiments with corn and rice to determine growth at varying iron levels</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Submitted five new individual parts and one new device to the iGEM registry</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Fully planned out a final greenhouse experiment using rice and corn plants with control plants, wild-type bacillus, and our engineered microbes.</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Created a full feasibility report and cost-benefit analysis of our Minecrobe solution</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Incorporated a lactose-inducible kill switch as a safety consideration into our project</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Collaborated with academic and industry experts to gain perspective on the problem and our solution</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Developed siderophore assays for characterization of our genetic construct</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Researched growth protocols for greenhouse plants and developed full growing and feeding schedules</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Created an implementation plan that scales up our project for industrial production</P> | ||
| + | <p>- Planned out a farmer-industry forum, with hopes to continue it next year</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Formulated a synthetic biology card game to help educate kids about genetic engineering</p> | ||
| + | <p>- Developed a video game to help educate children about our project and synthetic biology<p> | ||
| + | <p>- Hosted a biotech workshop for 4-H high schoolers at our lab and taught them about genetic engineering<p> | ||
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- Created a reliable electroporation protocol for Bacillus Subtilis - Developed a working seed sterilization protocol for our greenhouse control experiments - Devised a genetic construct to produce phytosiderophores - Reached over 7,000 school-age children through the ZipTrips program - Engaged over 100 farmers and industry representatives at Beck's Hybrid's "Becknology Days" event - Performed engineering and science outreach with urban children at the Christamore House - Completed greenhouse control experiments with corn and rice to determine growth at varying iron levels - Submitted five new individual parts and one new device to the iGEM registry - Fully planned out a final greenhouse experiment using rice and corn plants with control plants, wild-type bacillus, and our engineered microbes. - Created a full feasibility report and cost-benefit analysis of our Minecrobe solution - Incorporated a lactose-inducible kill switch as a safety consideration into our project - Collaborated with academic and industry experts to gain perspective on the problem and our solution - Developed siderophore assays for characterization of our genetic construct - Researched growth protocols for greenhouse plants and developed full growing and feeding schedules - Created an implementation plan that scales up our project for industrial production - Planned out a farmer-industry forum, with hopes to continue it next year - Formulated a synthetic biology card game to help educate kids about genetic engineering - Developed a video game to help educate children about our project and synthetic biology<p>
<p>- Hosted a biotech workshop for 4-H high schoolers at our lab and taught them about genetic engineering<p>
Accomplishments
