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<p style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin-left:120px;margin-right:120px;text-indent:20px;line-height:40px;"><font size='5'>Our project is centered on using bioluminescence as a light source in <i>Escherichia coli</i>. After brainstorming with a designer, we decided to make toy nightlights for children. We believe this would be a good way to get the public talking about synthetic biology, and to ignite a passionate interest for science and synthetic biology in children. To make the nightlight more interactive, we decided that the children should care for the monster-styled toy during the day, so it will glow at night, protecting them from any bedtime monsters. To turn off the <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i> bioluminescence lux operon during the day, we are using a UVA light sensor system from <i>Synechocystis</i> sp. PCC6803, and an inverter based on TetR family repressors from Pseudomonas. We are refactoring the lux operon for optimal performance using BioBrick assembly and a ribosome binding site library for each gene in the operon.</font></p>
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University of Glasgow

Project preview

Engineering Glow in the Dark Biology

Our project is centered on using bioluminescence as a light source in Escherichia coli. After brainstorming with a designer, we decided to make nightlights for children. We believe this would be a good way to get the public talking about synthetic biology, and to ignite a passionate interest for science and synthetic biology in children. To make the nightlight more interactive, we decided that the children should care for the monster-styled nightlight during the day, so it will glow at night, protecting them from any bedtime monsters. To turn off the Aliivibrio fischeri bioluminescence lux operon during the day, we are using a UVA light sensor system from Synechocystis sp. PCC6803, and an inverter based on TetR family repressors from Pseudomonas. We are refactoring the lux operon for optimal performance using BioBrick assembly and a ribosome binding site library for each gene in the operon.

Location

Bower Building, Wilkins Teaching Laboratory
University of Glasgow
University Avenue
G12 8QQ

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