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The genetically engineered machines of past iGEM competitions have, by and large by created using an "E. coli" chassis. Bacteria are powerful tools for this sort of work. They are easy to grow and do so very quickly. They are easily genetically manipulated. They are cheap to maintain. Still we think that we, as scientists and engineers have been limiting ourselves by staying in bacteria. In order to facilitate the transfer of synthetic biology into a new organism, we have designed and manufactured an open source binary vector for transforming our synthesized DNA into plants. While plants take longer to grow, their additional complexity could allow them to perform jobs to which bacteria are not well suited. | The genetically engineered machines of past iGEM competitions have, by and large by created using an "E. coli" chassis. Bacteria are powerful tools for this sort of work. They are easy to grow and do so very quickly. They are easily genetically manipulated. They are cheap to maintain. Still we think that we, as scientists and engineers have been limiting ourselves by staying in bacteria. In order to facilitate the transfer of synthetic biology into a new organism, we have designed and manufactured an open source binary vector for transforming our synthesized DNA into plants. While plants take longer to grow, their additional complexity could allow them to perform jobs to which bacteria are not well suited. | ||
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An efficient biofuel is one of the Holy Grails of synthetic biology. Progress in this field has the potential to change the world on many levels. We want to part of this effort and so have our picked up where last year’s University of Alberta team left off. | An efficient biofuel is one of the Holy Grails of synthetic biology. Progress in this field has the potential to change the world on many levels. We want to part of this effort and so have our picked up where last year’s University of Alberta team left off. | ||
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