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The reporter gene chosen for the output system was the GFP. The main reason for that choice was the simplicity in measuring its fluorescenchttp with the fluorimeter and flow cytometry, but it can be replaced by any other reporter system. In the final development stage of the project we envision an output that do not need to be optically excited like the GFP does.

Note that the biossensor performs a negative detection. In other words, when the patient is healthy the bacteria will display a green fluorescence, and when in a unhealthy situation the bacteria will not glow. In a more realistic approach, we do not expect our system to have only two intensities (zero or maximum glow). What might happen is that we'll have a more continuous spectrum of intensities, which would make it harder to differentiate between a negative and positive diagnosis. To deal with this problem we are adding a intensity pattern ruler in our microfluidic device. Comparing the intensity displayed in the diagnosis chamber with the standardized ones the user will be able to analyse the result correctly.

High Intensity of GFP

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-<p><div align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The reporter gene chosen for the output system was the GFP. The main reason for that choice was the simplicity in measuring its fluorescenchttp with the fluorimeter and flow cytometry, but it can be replaced by any other reporter system. In the final development stage of the project we envision a output that do not need to be excited like the GFP does.</p>
+<p><div align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The reporter gene chosen for the output system was the GFP. The main reason for that choice was the simplicity in measuring its fluorescenchttp with the fluorimeter and flow cytometry, but it can be replaced by any other reporter system. In the final development stage of the project we envision an output that do not need to be optically excited like the GFP does.</p>
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-<p><div align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note that the biossensor will perform a negative detection. In other words, when the patient is healthy we'll have no fluorescence, and when in a unhealthy situation the bacteria will not glow. In a more realistic approach, we do not expect our system to have only two intensities (zero or maximum glow). What might happen is that we'll have a more continuous spectrum of intensities, which would make it harder to differentiate between a negative and positive diagnosis. To deal with this problem we are adding a negative control in our <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Brasil-SP/Results/Microfluidics">microfluidic device</a>. In this negative chamber there will be no blood serum in contact with our bacteria, therefore cathepsin S will work at full potencial generating a maximum LasR production and consequently maximum fluorescence.<p>
+<p><div align="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note that the biossensor performs a negative detection. In other words, when the patient is healthy the bacteria will display a green fluorescence, and when in a unhealthy situation the bacteria will not glow. In a more realistic approach, we do not expect our system to have only two intensities (zero or maximum glow). What might happen is that we'll have a more continuous spectrum of intensities, which would make it harder to differentiate between a negative and positive diagnosis. To deal with this problem we are adding a intensity pattern ruler in our <a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Brasil-SP/Results/Microfluidics">microfluidic device</a>. Comparing the intensity displayed in the diagnosis chamber with the standardized ones the user will be able to analyse the result correctly.<p>
-<!--We have chosen the GFP as a reporter gene to responding our kidney sensing because the facility to found in our laboratory, where all our professors use it in the lab for their researches. We could use another one, like YFP (yellow fluorescence protein) or RFP (red florescence protein) for exemple.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A blood sample from a healthy person, which has low levels of circulating Cystatin C, when in contact with B. subtilis cells triggers the expression of the reporter gene GFP in the biodetector, resulting in high intensity of fluorescence signal. However, when a blood sample from a ill person, wich has high levels of circulating Cystatin C, contacts B. subtilis cells induce the minimum of fluorescence signal, or doesn’t induce the production of GFP. In this way, the intensity of the fluorescence signal show us the diagnostic of the person, if he is sick or healthy, based in a negative signal.</div></p>
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