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| - | <td valign="top" id="pagecontent" width="80%"><span style="font-size: 16pt">Penn State iGEM 2008</span> | + | <td valign="top" id="pagecontent" width="80%"><span style="font-size: 16pt">Welcome to Penn State iGEM 2008</span> |
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| - | <p> | + | <p><a href="http://www.psu.edu" title="Pennsylvania State University" target="_blank">Penn State University</a> has participated in the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition for four years as of 2008, and we are excited to participate once more. Our team consists of 5 undergraduate students, one visiting undergrad and one high school student who work independently, coordinated through weekly meetings with our advisers. Check out our <a href="https://2008.igem.org/Team:PennState/Team" title="Penn State's 2008 iGEM team">Team Page</a> to meet us!</p> |
| + | <p>We are currently working hard at a few different projects for this year's competition. <strong>Our main focus for 2008 was the elimination of <a href="https://2008.igem.org/Team:PennState/diauxie/introduction">diauxie</a> in <em>e. coli</em> to create a xylose inducible system independent of glucose regulation.</strong> This system could be used for creating more efficient bioproduction by altering the utilization of 5 and 6 carbon sugars.</p> | ||
<p>We also have been working on creating biosensors that use human nuclear hormone receptors to recognize potentially harmful compounds. These receptor systems occur naturally in the human body, but our goal is to retain and utilize their functions in <em>e. coli</em>. Please explore our website to find out more about us and our projects!</p> | <p>We also have been working on creating biosensors that use human nuclear hormone receptors to recognize potentially harmful compounds. These receptor systems occur naturally in the human body, but our goal is to retain and utilize their functions in <em>e. coli</em>. Please explore our website to find out more about us and our projects!</p> | ||
<p>If there are any questions or comments about the information on this site please contact us at <a href="mailto:gjt5001@psu.edu" title="email us">gjt5001@psu.edu</a>. </p> | <p>If there are any questions or comments about the information on this site please contact us at <a href="mailto:gjt5001@psu.edu" title="email us">gjt5001@psu.edu</a>. </p> | ||
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<li><a href="http://partsregistry.org/Main_Page" title="Parts Registry">Parts Registry</a></li> | <li><a href="http://partsregistry.org/Main_Page" title="Parts Registry">Parts Registry</a></li> | ||
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<li><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/che/people/faculty/wood/" title="David Wood" target="_blank">David Wood</a></li> | <li><a href="http://www.princeton.edu/che/people/faculty/wood/" title="David Wood" target="_blank">David Wood</a></li> | ||
<li><a href="http://www.cmtc.psu.edu/" title="Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis" target="_blank">PennState Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis</a></li> | <li><a href="http://www.cmtc.psu.edu/" title="Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis" target="_blank">PennState Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis</a></li> | ||
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Welcome to Penn State iGEM 2008
Penn State University has participated in the International Genetically Engineered Machines (iGEM) competition for four years as of 2008, and we are excited to participate once more. Our team consists of 5 undergraduate students, one visiting undergrad and one high school student who work independently, coordinated through weekly meetings with our advisers. Check out our Team Page to meet us! We are currently working hard at a few different projects for this year's competition. Our main focus for 2008 was the elimination of diauxie in e. coli to create a xylose inducible system independent of glucose regulation. This system could be used for creating more efficient bioproduction by altering the utilization of 5 and 6 carbon sugars. We also have been working on creating biosensors that use human nuclear hormone receptors to recognize potentially harmful compounds. These receptor systems occur naturally in the human body, but our goal is to retain and utilize their functions in e. coli. Please explore our website to find out more about us and our projects! If there are any questions or comments about the information on this site please contact us at gjt5001@psu.edu.
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