One of our main goals with our project here at CU-Boulder is to make it so the synthetic biology is more accessible. This would promote "tinkering" and allow more minds to think about synthetic biology. Who knows, maybe the next Steve Jobs of synthetic biology is out there!
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Restriction enzymes are an expensive, yet necessary tool in synthetic biology. We are trying to create an affordable, efficient and easy to use kit that would allow for scientist and students to make their own restriction enzymes to do biobrick assemblies!
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ApoI is a restriction enzyme that is used to test strains of malaria for chloroquine resistance. In the field, doctors can test can test strains with ApoI and see what type of treatment should be given for a patient. We are trying to create an affordable, efficient, and easy to use kit for scientist in the field to create their own ApoI restriction enzyme.
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