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| - | The original way of administering our BanAphids to plants, via a spraying system, is perfectly suited for our end-users, the farmers. However, some of them felt that the direct use of bacteria on crops would scare off consumers. Also, regulations do not allow the spreading of genetically modified organisms in the environment. That's why we came up with a way to keep the BanAphids in a container. This bag, or sticker, courtesy of the 2012 Groningen iGEM team, has pores that are small enough to not let bacteria escape. However, if our BanAphids are held in a contained environment, the direct contact between bacteria and aphids is lost. Moreover, the BanAphis will no longer be able to use the honeydew as a cue for the production of methyl salicylate. Because of this, we will have to make sure that no pheromone is constitutively produced, to prevent aphid habituation to β-farnesene and </p> | + | The original way of administering our BanAphids to plants, via a spraying system, is perfectly suited for our end-users, the farmers. However, some of them felt that the direct use of bacteria on crops would scare off consumers. Also, regulations do not allow the spreading of genetically modified organisms in the environment. That's why we came up with a way to keep the BanAphids in a container. This bag, or sticker, courtesy of the 2012 Groningen iGEM team, has pores that are small enough to not let bacteria escape. However, if our BanAphids are held in a contained environment, the direct contact between bacteria and aphids is lost. Moreover, the BanAphis will no longer be able to use the honeydew as a cue for the production of methyl salicylate. Because of this, we will have to make sure that no pheromone is constitutively produced, to prevent aphid habituation to β-farnesene and overburdening of the plant's metabolism by methyl salicylate.</p> |
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Revision as of 22:42, 27 October 2013
Secret garden
Congratulations! You've found our secret garden! Follow the instructions below and win a great prize at the World jamboree!
- A video shows that two of our team members are having great fun at our favourite company. Do you know the name of the second member that appears in the video?
- For one of our models we had to do very extensive computations. To prevent our own computers from overheating and to keep the temperature in our iGEM room at a normal level, we used a supercomputer. Which centre maintains this supercomputer? (Dutch abbreviation)
- We organised a symposium with a debate, some seminars and 2 iGEM project presentations. An iGEM team came all the way from the Netherlands to present their project. What is the name of their city?
Now put all of these in this URL:https://2013.igem.org/Team:KU_Leuven/(firstname)(abbreviation)(city), (loose the brackets and put everything in lowercase) and follow the very last instruction to get your special jamboree prize!
The Sticker System
The original way of administering our BanAphids to plants, via a spraying system, is perfectly suited for our end-users, the farmers. However, some of them felt that the direct use of bacteria on crops would scare off consumers. Also, regulations do not allow the spreading of genetically modified organisms in the environment. That's why we came up with a way to keep the BanAphids in a container. This bag, or sticker, courtesy of the 2012 Groningen iGEM team, has pores that are small enough to not let bacteria escape. However, if our BanAphids are held in a contained environment, the direct contact between bacteria and aphids is lost. Moreover, the BanAphis will no longer be able to use the honeydew as a cue for the production of methyl salicylate. Because of this, we will have to make sure that no pheromone is constitutively produced, to prevent aphid habituation to β-farnesene and overburdening of the plant's metabolism by methyl salicylate.
