Team:ANU-Canberra/team
Our Team
Blue light source
We have devised a simple method to create your own light source from cheap, readily accessible materials, that can be customised for light intensity and pulse frequency - with minimal prior knowledge of electric circuits or experience with building them.
Photobioreactor
Addressing the industrial aspect of our, we investigated options for potential bioreactors for bulk synthesis of our target material - NAD.
Biosafety
Safe use of genetically engineered machines involves physical containment, safe practices as well as biocontainment methods to prevent escape, survival and proliferation of engineered microorganisms in natural environments.
Background
This year being The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, we were inspired to investigate potential uses of light in synthetic biology. One such application is optogenetics. Optogenetics is defined by the control of cellular dynamics using light. It allows for the ability to control the translocation of proteins, transcriptional activation and other potential uses.
Aims
We are taking part in the Foundational Advance track, exploring the principles and application of light-induction as an alternative to traditional chemical induction.
Biosafety
Safe use of genetically engineered machines involves physical containment, safe practices as well as biocontainment methods to prevent escape, survival and proliferation of engineered microorganisms in natural environments.
Background
This year being The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies, we were inspired to investigate potential uses of light in synthetic biology. One such application is optogenetics. Optogenetics is defined by the control of cellular dynamics using light. It allows for the ability to control the translocation of proteins, transcriptional activation and other potential uses.
Aims
We are taking part in the Foundational Advance track, exploring the principles and application of light-induction as an alternative to traditional chemical induction.
Biosafety
Safe use of genetically engineered machines involves physical containment, safe practices as well as biocontainment methods to prevent escape, survival and proliferation of engineered microorganisms in natural environments.