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''' ''E. nigma'': XOR Gates, a Bacterial Hash Function, and Viz-A-Brick'''
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Our team designed, modeled, and constructed a bacterial computer that uses XOR logic to compute a cryptographic hash function. Hash functions are used to authenticate the integrity of a document by computing its digital fingerprint.  Our bacterial computers are designed to recognize the presence or absence of two chemical signals via intercellular communication. Mathematical modeling of these computers has shown that our hash functions are difficult to corrupt. We designed and built a number of new parts, and improved and gained experience on existing parts.  We also produced a graphical interface for exploring the Registry of Standard Biological Parts called Viz-A-Brick, and other web-based tools to improve the construction of new parts with BioBrick ends.<br><br>
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'''[[Team:Davidson-Missouri_Western/New Parts Contributed to the Registry|New Parts Contributed to the Registry]]''' - we designed, built, and contributed 105 new parts to the Registry
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'''[[Team:Davidson-Missouri_Western/Experience Gained on New Registry Parts|Experience gained on new Registry parts]]''' - we measured the function of several of the new parts we designed, and some expectations were met
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'''[[Team:Davidson-Missouri_Western/Improvement of Pre-existing Registry Parts|Improvement of pre-existing Registry parts]]''' - we redesigned the lac promoter and the lac repressor and measured an improvement in their functions
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'''[[Team:Davidson-Missouri_Western/Viz-A-Brick: A New Way to Visualize the Registry|Viz-A-Brick: A new way to visualize the registry]]''' - we created a new interface to the Registry that addresses Human Practice issues associatated with navigating the expanding Registry
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'''[[Team:Davidson-Missouri_Western/Project|''E. nigma'' Project]]''' - we designed and constructed several systems for using logic gates to compute hash functions in bacteria
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'''Funding''' - This collaborative project has received major support from National Science Foundation Grants #DMS-0733952 & 0733955, and was also supported by HHMI grant # 52006292, Davidson College DRI, the Davidson College Martin Genomics Program, the Missouri Western Foundation and the Missouri Western Office of Academic and Student Affairs.
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Davidson College - Missouri Western State University

iGEM 2008

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E. nigma: XOR Gates, a Bacterial Hash Function, and Viz-A-Brick

Our team designed, modeled, and constructed a bacterial computer that uses XOR logic to compute a cryptographic hash function. Hash functions are used to authenticate the integrity of a document by computing its digital fingerprint. Our bacterial computers are designed to recognize the presence or absence of two chemical signals via intercellular communication. Mathematical modeling of these computers has shown that our hash functions are difficult to corrupt. We designed and built a number of new parts, and improved and gained experience on existing parts. We also produced a graphical interface for exploring the Registry of Standard Biological Parts called Viz-A-Brick, and other web-based tools to improve the construction of new parts with BioBrick ends.

Highlights For Judges

New Parts Contributed to the Registry - we designed, built, and contributed 105 new parts to the Registry

Experience gained on new Registry parts - we measured the function of several of the new parts we designed, and some expectations were met

Improvement of pre-existing Registry parts - we redesigned the lac promoter and the lac repressor and measured an improvement in their functions

Online tools that support design of new BioBrick parts - we created online tools to aid in part design.

Viz-A-Brick: A new way to visualize the registry - we created a new interface to the Registry that addresses Human Practice issues associatated with navigating the expanding Registry

E. nigma Project - we designed and constructed several systems for using logic gates to compute hash functions in bacteria


iGEM 2008 powerpoint presentation Media:MWSU_Davidson_iGEM08.PPT

iGEM 2008 poster Media:MWSU_Davidson_iGEM08_poster.PPT

Funding - This collaborative project has received major support from National Science Foundation Grants #DMS-0733952 & 0733955, and was also supported by HHMI grant # 52006292, Davidson College DRI, the Davidson College Martin Genomics Program, the Missouri Western Foundation and the Missouri Western Office of Academic and Student Affairs.

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