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− | <p class="text-faded" style="font-size: 15px">Earlier this summer, we have discussed to explore different kind of biotech applications using synthetic biology. Apparently, many of these applications were limited by the availability of suitable chassis for the particular process involved. Therefore, the Edinburgh Overgraduate iGEM team decided to expand the availability of chassis for applications which needs specialised host organism: (1) Sustainable production of biomaterials through photosynthesis, (2) degradation of various pollutants/toxic wastes, and (3) robust production of secondary metabolites. Thus, <b>we explore suitable organisms for the tasks and develop the means to do genetic manipulation and create a collection of necessary parts library</b>. In the process, we realized that | + | <p class="text-faded" style="font-size: 15px">Earlier this summer, we have discussed to explore different kind of biotech applications using synthetic biology. Apparently, many of these applications were limited by the availability of suitable chassis for the particular process involved. Therefore, the Edinburgh Overgraduate iGEM team decided to expand the availability of chassis for applications which needs specialised host organism: (1) Sustainable production of biomaterials through photosynthesis, (2) degradation of various pollutants/toxic wastes, and (3) robust production of secondary metabolites. Thus, <b>we explore suitable organisms for the tasks and develop the means to do genetic manipulation and create a collection of necessary parts library</b>. In the process, we realized that by domesticating new organisms as chassis, we open up new risks and safety challenges towards users and environment. Therefore, <b> we also developed a tool (software) to screen for potential risk from the organism’s database of toxic secondary metabolites.</b> |
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