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Goodbye Azodye UCL iGEM 2014

Our collaborations

Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Martins Lab (to also include photo of their lab holding up Goodbye AzoDye logo)

The Microbial & Enzyme Technology Lab led by Dr Lígia O. Martins at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa is one of the world leaders in bioremediation with microorganisms and enzymes. Their paper titled 'Synergistic action of azoreductase and laccase leads to maximal decolourization and detoxification of model dye-containing wastewaters' [1] was the fundamental inspiration for our Goodbye AzoDye project. We are truly grateful for their initial support and guidance, and for sending us the following plasmids for our experiments:

pAzoR containing the FMN-dependent NADH-azoreductase 1 gene. [2]
pCotA containing the Spore Coat Protein Laccase gene. [3]
p1B6 containing the mutant FMN-dependent NADH-azoreductase 1 gene [4]
pBsDyp containing the Dye Decolourising Peroxidase BSU38260 gene. [4]
pPpDyp containing the Dye Decolourising Peroxidase PP_3248 gene.[4]

University of Westminster

UCL Igem Bioprocess Team visits Godfrey Kyazze, a Lecturer in Bioprocess Technology at University of Westminster

Central St Martins

We approached the Central St Martins textiles department with our ideas of synthetic biology and science and they asked ‘When does technology like this become accessible?’ This question yielded a set of beautiful visualisation of the way our bacteria could be used to create art if controlled by light. These pieces by second year Textiles Design BA students Cameo Bondy and Barbara Czepiel exhibit the textiles that could be created if our bacteria contained optogenetic biobricks that switched their dye breakdown capacities on and off via light cues.

Natsai Audrey

*Pamela Content*

Linden Gledhill

*Edo Content*

The Slade

For the exhibition The Slade School of Art provided us with Pigment Cases outlining the history of dyes. They illustrated how dyeing technology has moved through the ages and allowed the public to witness how far we have come.