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Exeter iGEM 2013 · Paint by Coli

Creating the World's First Full Colour Biocamera

Two of our sixth form students, Beccy and Gina.

Exeter iGEM 2013 are a team comprising of 11 second year undergraduates from the colleges of Engineering, Physics and Biological sciences. Together we plan to engineer E. coli to detect red, green and blue light and produce the correct mix of cyan, magenta and yellow pigments to accurately recreate an exposed image. Our project aims to build a foundation for the precise optical control of biological systems using multiple wavelength light. This has potential in material manufacturing, imaging and will advance our understanding of synthetic biology as a whole.

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-[[File:Paint_by_coli.png|right||500px|Image: 500 pixels|Two of our sixth form students, Beccy and Gina.]] We have been lucky enough to be assisted by three sixth form students over this summer. Hector, Beccy and Gina spent a few weeks with us, learning about the University and the workings of a research lab. Beccy and Gina were given placements with the University of Exeter through the prestigious [http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/nuffield-research-placements Nuffield Foundation], whereas Hector managed to organise working with us through his [http://www.exeterschool.org.uk/ college].
+[[File:Paint_by_coli.png|right||500px|Image: 500 pixels|Two of our sixth form students, Beccy and Gina.]] Exeter iGEM 2013 are a team comprising of 11 second year undergraduates from the colleges of Engineering, Physics and Biological sciences. Together we plan to engineer E. coli to detect red, green and blue light and produce the correct mix of cyan, magenta and yellow pigments to accurately recreate an exposed image. Our project aims to build a foundation for the precise optical control of biological systems using multiple wavelength light. This has potential in material manufacturing, imaging and will advance our understanding of synthetic biology as a whole.
-We showed them how our project is expected to work, the history behind the concepts within our project, and we worked together in the lab to learn new techniques using a variety of technology and equipment. All three managed to clock some good hours in the lab, learning how to make agar plates, gels, set up digestions and ligations and comforting the rest of us when things didn't quite go to plan. We were incredibly impressed with how hard they worked, the speed at which they picked up new techniques and ideas, and their excellent questions about the project and University life in general.
-Although we were only able to work with three students in the way, this represents a fantastic outreach opportunity for our team. There is no better way to teach someone about iGEM than letting them have a go themselves, and although we supervised their work, all three of the students proved their understanding of the project and the impacts it could have on iGEM and the scientific community in general. Instead of simply presenting our project to them, they had a chance to explore the project for themselves and learn the details behind it.
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