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<p><span class="p">We set out to design a novel biocontainment mechanism based upon the modification of the leucyl tRNA synthetase enzyme. | <p><span class="p">We set out to design a novel biocontainment mechanism based upon the modification of the leucyl tRNA synthetase enzyme. | ||
| − | Our system causes the biocontained organism to be dependent upon | + | Our system causes the biocontained organism to be dependent upon a synthetic form of leucine for survival - |
hence the title of our project. | hence the title of our project. | ||
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| − | <a href="">Project Overview →<a/> | + | <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:Virginia/Description">Project Overview →<a/> |
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Revision as of 14:23, 5 August 2016
LEU-LOCK
WHO ARE WE?
We are a team of undergraduate students from the University of Virginia with a shared interest in synthetic biology.
We hail from five different states, and our majors include biology, biochemistry, chemical engineering, biomedical engineering,
neuroscience, statistics, and nanomedicine engineering.
THE PROJECT
Leu-Lock
We set out to design a novel biocontainment mechanism based upon the modification of the leucyl tRNA synthetase enzyme. Our system causes the biocontained organism to be dependent upon a synthetic form of leucine for survival - hence the title of our project.
