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<h2>The students</h2>
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Chlorophyll is a core component in the process of photosynthesis. As a pigment,
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it harvests light and plays a primary role in the excitation transfer of energy
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(Eichwurzel, Stiel et al. 2000), which is vital for plant reproduction and survival
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(Uliana, Pires et al. 2014). The chlorophyll biochemical pathway is an oxygenic
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photosynthetic process that oxidizes water to produce hydrogen ions. Thirteen
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genes govern the five-step pathway and each has a specific role.
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The 2014 Macquarie University iGEM team is continuing the work of the 2013 team
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to synthetically construct the chlorophyll biochemical pathway in E.coli using
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synthetic Biobricks from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The Biobricks from 2013 have
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been made using Gibson Assembly. Our aim for 2014 is to improve the Biobricks using
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synthetic techniques, which will be assembled into three functional operons and
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expressed in E.coli competent cells.
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About the team!

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