Team:LMU-Munich/Notebook/Timeline
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Timeline
''S. pneumoniae'' strain arrived!
Subtilin Immunity BioBrick works!
Subtilin Immunity BioBrick correctly sequenced
Subtilin Peptide BioBricks finished
Subtilin Modification BioBrick correctly sequenced
BioBricks SHIPPED
LABWORK STARTED
MEETUP OF GERMAN IGEM TEAMS
THE MEETUP ATTENDS CAS
SynBioDay
PANEL DISCUSSION
iGEM@School
Open Door Day of the Faculty for Biology of the LMU
Kongress Nuremberg
Aachen Meetup
ANALYTICA
Groningen Collaboration Parts received
Part sequenced
MegaWikiDay
iGEM Weekend
LMU Summer School workshop
Succesfull amplification of ''comDE'' of R6 ''S. pneumoniae''
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BBa_K1351024 PcomC
BBa_K1351025 PcomAB
First ''S. penumoniae'' sensing experiment
BBa_K1351021
BBa_K1351028-BBa_K1351034
Heinrich-Wieland-Prize-Symposium
iGEM talk at freshman week event
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NEVA FORGET
NEVA FORGET
Hi there!
Welcome to our Wiki! I'm BaKillus, the pathogen-hunting microbe, and I'll guide you on this tour through our project. If you want to learn more about a specific step, you can simply close the tour and come back to it anytime you like. So let's start!
What's the problem?
First of all, what am I doing here? The problem is, pathogenic bacteria all around the world are becoming more and more resistant against antimicrobial drugs. One major reason for the trend is the inappropriate use of drugs. With my BaKillus super powers, I want to reduce this misuse and thus do my part to save global health.
Sensing of pathogens
To combat the pathogenic bacteria, I simply eavesdrop on their communication. Bacteria talk with each other via quorum sensing systems, which I use to detect them and trigger my responses.
Adhesion
The more specific and effective I can use my powers, the lower the danger is of provoking new resistance development. So I catch pathogens whenever I get hold of them and stick to them until my work is done.
Killing
Talking about my work - killing pathogens is finally what I am made for. In response to quorum sensing molecules of the pathogens, I export a range of antimicrobial substances leading to dissipation of biofilms and the killing of the targeted bacteria.
Suicide switch
When the job is done and all the bad guys are finished, you don't need a super hero anymore. So after fulfilling my work I say goodbye to the world by activating my suicide switch.
Application
Of course I'm not only a fictional hero, but a very real one. In two different prototypes, I could be used for diagnosis or treatment of pathogen-caused diseases. However, there is still a whole lot of regulational and economical questions that have to be answered before.
See you!
So now you know my short story - and it is time for me to return to my fight for a safer world. Feel free to take a closer look on my super powers, the process of my development or the plans for a medical application.