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- | Our aim is to use the primitive plant Marchantia Polymorpha as a flexible hackable bio-sensor. A plant can contain any input, processing and output module which are parcelled independently into modules and linked together using metabolites and inducible promoters. The modules can easily be interchanged and added, using biotechnology or simple | + | Our aim is to use the primitive plant Marchantia Polymorpha as a flexible hackable bio-sensor. A plant can contain any input, processing and output module which are parcelled independently into modules and linked together using metabolites and inducible promoters. The modules can easily be interchanged and added, using biotechnology or simple Mendelian genetics, allowing many plant-based devices to be constructed from the same library of components, at home or in the lab. It is the Arduino of Biology: plug and play! |
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+ | If you don't know what is out there, there is no possibility of interaction or response. Sensing is therefore a highly valued skill in Nature and in our Society. The result of this detection should be clear, quantifiable and user friendly. | ||
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+ | Ideal sensors are reliable, accurate and unobtrusive. Plants as bio-sensors fulfil these requirements and have the further benefit of being inexpensive and self-reproducing. | ||
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Revision as of 10:57, 18 August 2014
Here, you can find out all about our project, results and adventures.
Follow the links to enter the world of the iGEM Cambridge team and be ready to be captivated!
You can contact us at: igemcambridge2014@gmail.com
Project Description: an Open-Source BioSensor
We are establishing the first Open-Source Biosensor with a plug n' play philosophy using the new upcoming multicellular chassis, Marchantia Polymorpha.
Our aim is to use the primitive plant Marchantia Polymorpha as a flexible hackable bio-sensor. A plant can contain any input, processing and output module which are parcelled independently into modules and linked together using metabolites and inducible promoters. The modules can easily be interchanged and added, using biotechnology or simple Mendelian genetics, allowing many plant-based devices to be constructed from the same library of components, at home or in the lab. It is the Arduino of Biology: plug and play!
Sensing is critical to any life. It allows us to detect to our environment, adapt to it and know the effects our our own actions and learn from them. If you don't know what is out there, there is no possibility of interaction or response. Sensing is therefore a highly valued skill in Nature and in our Society. The result of this detection should be clear, quantifiable and user friendly. Ideal sensors are reliable, accurate and unobtrusive. Plants as bio-sensors fulfil these requirements and have the further benefit of being inexpensive and self-reproducing.Our vision is to produce input, processing and output plants which can be combined through Mendelian crossing. We want to make home plant biosensors accessible and fun to the public in the same way as the Arduino has popularized electronic hacking.