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The objective for our project is ultimately to express human integrins on the surface of E.Coli cells.  By expressing
 
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human integrins on bacteria cells, we can manipulate the cells to respond to specific stimuli in their environment. The
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specific integrin we are trying to express on the E.Coli cell has the ability to bind to fibrinogen. If it is successfully placed
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medical field, where the integrin-containing E.Coli (BioBots, as we like to call them) can be administered as a topical solution
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and prevent excessive bleeding on major surface wounds. A bacteria’s ability to express integrins has other applications as
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effectively combined to create functional units. Fortunately, nature provides plenty of inspiration through similarly functioning
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naturally inspired designs. The imitation of the aforementioned functions will require development of systems similar to specialized cells in the
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various human tissues.  The GT iGEM team will work toward the lofty goal of developing of cells and/or extracellular vesicles
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(e.g. platelets) that display designer sensory-response behaviors.  In particular, small ‘smart’ biobots are an interesting
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