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Revision as of 19:08, 17 September 2015
PacificU-Oregon 2015
Investing the use of insect cuticle proteins as a novel replacement for plastics/concrete.
Hello!
We are a duo of students experimenting with the use of insect cuticular proteins as a biological replacement for concrete and some plastics. This has been an ongoing project, and will continue after iGEM 2015 is complete.
Since there are only two of us, and we have been mostly devoted to the project itself, this wiki is fairly sparse. We will provide further updates after iGEM 2015 to our site, pacgem.org.
Project points:
- Biocomposite created from insect cuticle proteins.
- Encoded by plasmids assembled via Gibson assembly and inserted into E. Coli cultures.
- Eventually will be used to 3D print buildings for a fraction of the cost of a building today.
- Virtually unprecedented in the market: major disruption potential!
Uploading pictures and files
You can upload your pictures and files to the iGEM 2015 server. Remember to keep all your pictures and files within your team's namespace or at least include your team's name in the file name.
When you upload, set the "Destination Filename" to Team:YourOfficialTeamName/NameOfFile.jpg. (If you don't do this, someone else might upload a different file with the same "Destination Filename", and your file would be erased!)