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<p style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em;">The product is in the form of genetically engineered Liana plant. It will be planted near the target tree, enabling it to grow and climb up the tree without much care needed.
 
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<p style="color: black; font-size: 1.2em;">Finally, we would not be able finish our project without helps from professors that we had interviewed during summer period. We really appreciate their time answering our questions through email, skype, or face to face interview. These are the name of the professors who assist us with human practices project:  
 
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Revision as of 19:49, 19 October 2016

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Product Design

Our circuit, the tristable switch, has many possible functions, ranging from bio-computing, cell differentiation to biosensors. This year, we decided to apply our tristable switch on something beneficial for the Hong Kong community, which is a biosensor for fungal diseases in trees. By using the tristable switch, the chemical which has the highest concentration out of three different target substances can be detected. When used as the tree biosensor, the switch will be used to detect tree wounds as well as two different kinds of fungi which live on the roots of trees. After detecting the presence of a fungus or a wound, the device will release chemicals that can either kill the parasite or heal the tree wounds. We plan to use Liana plants as a potential host for easier delivery of the device to the trees. We hope that this biosensor design would be able to help the Hong Kong Government in reducing accidents caused by falling trees. In the future, the circuit can also be used to detect pests in plants grown in commercial farms.

The product is in the form of genetically engineered Liana plant. It will be planted near the target tree, enabling it to grow and climb up the tree without much care needed.

  • Normal Liana leaves are green-colored. However, when a wound is detected, the Liana sap close to it will turn orange.
  • When there is a presence of brown rot fungi, the sap turns red.
  • When the tree has white rot, the sap turns blue.
  • Liana will be removed if it covers most of the surface area of the tree leaves.

Opportunities and Challenges


Finally, we would not be able finish our project without helps from professors that we had interviewed during summer period. We really appreciate their time answering our questions through email, skype, or face to face interview. These are the name of the professors who assist us with human practices project:

  1. Matthew R. Bennett, Ph.D., from Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology at Rice University, USA
  2. Dr. WONG, Alan Siu Lun 黃兆麟, Assistant Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong.
  3. Dr. Daniel Lee, Head of Biomedical Technology Cluster of Hong Kong Science Park
  4. Professor HUANG, Jiandong 黃建東, Assistant Professor of the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong.
  5. Professor Adison Wong, Scientific Program Manager of Synthetic Biology at National University of Singapore.

References

1. Brown University iGEM Team. (2006). A tri-stable toggle switch. Retreived July 6, 2016 from https://2006.igem.org/wiki/index.php/Brown:Tri-Stable_toggle_switch

2. Carter et al. (2014). SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY AND THE U.S. BIOTECHNOLOGY REGULATORY SYSTEM: Challenges and Options. Retreived on September 23, 2016 from http://www.jcvi.org/cms/fileadmin/site/research/projects/synthetic-biology-and-the-us-regulatory-system/full-report.pdf

3. Convention on Biological Diversity. (2012). The Cartagena Protocol. Retreived on September 23, 2016 from https://bch.cbd.int/protocol/background/

4. ETH Zurich iGEM team. (2015). Project Description. Retreived on September 18, 2016 from https://2015.igem.org/Team:ETH_Zurich/Project_Description

5. Jackson, C. (2012). Patent Guide. Retreived on September 3, 2016 from https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2012/7/73/PatentGuide.pdf

6. Materi, W. (2012). Leading a successful iGEM team. Retreived on September 3, 2016 from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221826772_Leading_a_successful_iGEM_team 7. Policy Address Hong Kong. (2016). Innovate for the Economy, Improve Livelihood, Foster Harmony, Share Prosperity. Retreived on September 22, 2016 from http://www.policyaddress.gov.hk/2016/eng/pdf/PA2016.pdf

8. Rabenantoandro et al. (2008). Testing the Propagation and Growth of the Liana Flagellaria indica, Used to Make Lobster Traps, and Bambusa multiplex as an Alternative Source. Retreived on September 10, 2016 from http://www.riotinto.com/documents/QMM_biodiversity_book_Chapter_6-7.pdf

9. SynBioWatch. (2016). NGOs highlight synthetic biology concerns at CBD side event. Retreived September on 22, 2016 from http://www.synbiowatch.org/2016/05/ngos-highlight-synthetic-biology-concerns-at-cbd-side-event/

10. Valencia Biocampus iGEM Team. (2014). Final Count Down. Retreived on September 3, 2016 from https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/7/72/FinalCountDown.pdf


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