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Landmines, rockets, aircrafts and data-storage devices are only some of the devices which use self-destruct mechanism in order to prevent damage to population or environment. | Landmines, rockets, aircrafts and data-storage devices are only some of the devices which use self-destruct mechanism in order to prevent damage to population or environment. |
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Project Description
Kill switch mechanism
Landmines, rockets, aircrafts and data-storage devices are only some of the devices which use self-destruct mechanism in order to prevent damage to population or environment.
Much like those, genetically modified organisms pose a threat to the environment, and thus it makes sense to equip them with a similar mechanism.
Our project suggests such mechanism which functions as analogy to starving or to battery running out- the organism starts off with specific amount of "food" – AHL – and uses it up as it fulfills its role. Once the AHL runs out- "no more food", or "battery is empty" the organism generates toxin (ccdB) which kills it.
After specific amount of time, determined by the initial amount of AHL, the bacteria perform self-destruction preventing potential environmental damage.