Team:NCTU Formosa

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<p>Insect damage has been a severe problem since ancient agricultural times. Nowadays, people are still suffered from these harmful insects.</p>
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<p>Insect damage has been a severe problem ever since ancient agricultural times. Nowadays, people are still suffering from harmful insects.</p>
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<p>People have been striving to resolve these problems by using pesticides. It seemed to be really effective at first, but after several years people became conscious of the side effect of those environmentally hazardous chemicals.</p>
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<p>People have been striving to resolve these problems by using pesticides. It seemed to be really effective at first, but after several years, people became conscious of the side effects of those environmentally hazardous chemicals.</p>
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<p>This year, our team NCTU Formosa - Harmful Insects Elimination Force found the simple act of expressing the DNA sequence of PBAN (Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide) to be equally, if not more, efficient and effective. Just like pheromones, PBAN is species-specific. Once our target species comes in contact with the PBAN produced by our E. coli, its pheromone glands will be stimulated and thus attract more of its own kind into our capturing device.  
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<p>TThis year, our team NCTU Formosa established a taskforce, Harmful Insects Elimination Force, to solve this problem. Compared to the complex biosynthesis pathway of pheromones, we found the simple act of expressing the DNA sequence of PBAN (Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide) to be equally, if not more, efficient and effective. Just like pheromones, PBAN is species-specific. Once our target species comes in contact with the PBAN produced by our E. coli, its pheromone glands will be stimulated and thus attract more of its own kind into our capturing device.  
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<p>So far, We have already collected sequences of a few common species of harmful insects, most of which have brought great lose to Taiwan's agriculture. Hopefully this model can be widely used in the future when PBANs of more insects are found.</p>
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<p>So far, we have already collected sequences of a few common species of harmful insects. Hopefully this model can be widely used in the future when PBANs of more insects are found.</p>
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<p> We establish an alternative way to improve the severe pests problem that people have been suffered from. We hope that our device can save the world from insect damage.
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<p> We establish an alternative way to improve the severe pests problem that people have been suffering from. We hope that our device can save the world from insect damage.
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<p>The current progress of our project, including detailed experimental data and the overall evaluation of project practicability .
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<p>The current progress of our project, including detailed experimental data and the overall evaluation of project feasibility .
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Modeling
Modeling
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Modeling was our first step forward. When validated with our experimental data, modeling is also a verification of the accuracy of our experiments.
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Modeling is our first step forward. When validated with our experimental data, modeling is also a verification of the accuracy of our experiments.
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Biobricks
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To strive for the best results, we made plenty of experiment. Our team always works together and we have fun conducting experiments.
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To obtain the best results, we designed and carried out plenty of experiments. Our team always works together and we have fun conducting experiments.
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Human Practice
Human Practice
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We hosted the 2<sup>nd</sup> iGEM Conference in NCTU. Our team made lots of efforts to make the conference interesting. Currently, we have a chance to cooperate with Sunnymorning Organic Farm.
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We hosted an exciting and memorable iGEM Conference for the 2<sup>nd</sup> time in NCTU. Currently, we are cooperating with Sunnymorning Organic Farm to do field testing on our device.
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Team
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Our team is a big family. We have 16 members, 16 advisers, and 4 instructors. All of us are willing to contribute to the successes of our team.
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Our team is a big family. We have 16 members, 16 teaching assistants, and 4 instructors. All of us are working the hardest to contribute to our team's success.
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Notebook
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<p>The experimental log that records down the purpose, method, result and date of each experiment that we have conducted.
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<p>The experimental log that records the purpose, method, results and date of each experiment that we have conducted.
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Revision as of 13:34, 6 October 2014

a regulation system that does multitasking.

Insect damage has been a severe problem ever since ancient agricultural times. Nowadays, people are still suffering from harmful insects.

People have been striving to resolve these problems by using pesticides. It seemed to be really effective at first, but after several years, people became conscious of the side effects of those environmentally hazardous chemicals.

TThis year, our team NCTU Formosa established a taskforce, Harmful Insects Elimination Force, to solve this problem. Compared to the complex biosynthesis pathway of pheromones, we found the simple act of expressing the DNA sequence of PBAN (Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide) to be equally, if not more, efficient and effective. Just like pheromones, PBAN is species-specific. Once our target species comes in contact with the PBAN produced by our E. coli, its pheromone glands will be stimulated and thus attract more of its own kind into our capturing device.

So far, we have already collected sequences of a few common species of harmful insects. Hopefully this model can be widely used in the future when PBANs of more insects are found.

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