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From 2014.igem.org

Initial Brainstorm Ideas

• A biosensor for a world wide disease
• Detecting PAMPs in bacterial by a novel cleavage mechanism in simulated serum samples

* Detecting pneumolysin for strep. pneumo by using specific antigens/receptors

• Diagnostic tool for cancers
• material generating/ breaking down

* Ammonia generating bacteria

* Bacteria that break down certain polymers

* Hydrogen generation

* Bacteria that create biofuel

- lots of teams have tried this

* Bacteria that excrete sugars converted from CO₂

* An organism for cleaning potassium carbonate from fuel cells

* alkaline fuel cells?

* Toxic waste mediation

• Algae-based photovoltaic cells
• Sanitation use

* Marker for pollution status

• Nano wires
• Optogenetics

- already done a bit by Washington university's 2012 team