Team:ZJU-China/Introduction

From 2013.igem.org

Overview

Bacterial Ghost

Background Design Results

The Ghost Kit

Ghost Sensor Ghost Sponge Ghost Shell The Ghost Kit

Characterization

Background Results

Safety

Overview Artificial Shell E.coli Suicide Safety Form

Parts

Overview BBa_K1054000 BBa_K1054001 BBa_K1054002 BBa_K1054003 BBa_K1054007 BBa_K1054008 BBa_K1054009 BBa_K1054010 BBa_K1054011 BBa_K1054012 BBa_K1054013 BBa_K1054014 BBa_K1054015 BBa_K1054016 BBa_K1054017 BBa_K1054018 BBa_K1054019 BBa_K1054020 BBa_K1054021 BBa_K1054022 BBa_K1054023

Introduction

Welcome to team ZJU-China, a group of enthusiastic people from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China! While enjoying the fascinating sights of view in Hangzhou, we are seeking new paths towards better life by synthesis of biological parts.

The previous ZJU-China designed the following fantastic devices during recent years: Bach the gene composer (2010), Rainbofilm with heptachromia (2011), and RNA Scaffold in love story (2012). In 2013, we focus on aptamers. We observe, understand, and utilize these tiny oligonucleotides in order to build a smart bio-device by which certain compounds are detected, degraded and characterized.

We name our project “A Tale of Aptamers: Ghost & Elf”. By distinction, Aptamers will act as a “ghost sensor” as well as an “elfish destroyer” under our conception and construction. Specific substances are able to be sensed and reported in a quick manner by virtue of our engineered cells. With the aid of quorum sensing, different reprogrammed bacteria collaborate to degrade toxic compounds. We also provide a characterization process in order to help people around the world gain deep insight into aptamers.

In addition to our projects, a fairy tale and a chess game are designed as an advance of human practice for synthetic biology. We really look forward to your pleasure in reading our story and playing our game.

To know more about our project, please step into the following pages:

And also, refer to our project according to the list on the right hand side!