Team:TU Dresden/Composite Part
Beaming Biobricks from Space...
Project DipGene
The Journey
A GLOBAL PROBLEM
The limited accessibility and affordability of DNA-sequence specific test is a problem of global scale, not only for those who are forced by these limitations to live in uncertainty about predisposition of genetic diseases of loved ones and themselves but also for life science researchers in their daily work in the laboratory.
OUR SOLUTION
We designed a fast, cheap, and easy to use tool that can be applied anywhere by anyone and is able to detect any nucleic acid sequence of interest.
ENGINEERING CYCLE
As in the development of every scientific engineering problem, we went through a series of iteartive cycles not only in the design of our big problem, but also in solving the many small subproblems that occured on our way.
INTEGRATED HUMAN PRACTICES
Since most genetic disease show symptoms with increasing age, therefore senior people are our stakeholders and it was a great experience to adapt our project to this unique group. Since our example gene to test for was the SRY-gene we also invited representatives of the local transgender community to talk about our project.
RAISING AWARENESS
We did not only present on several science slams and other big public events, wrote articles for several newpapers and blogs, to spread the word of iGEM and synthetic biology, but we also organized the first-ever lab- and institute-discovery tour especially for people of advanced age. Because there is far too little done to make science accessible to those who could benefit best from ist medical advances.
our great sponsors
We are proudly sponsored by the following partners in science:
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Composite Parts
A composite part is a functional unit of DNA consisting of two or more basic parts assembled together. BBa_I13507 is an example of a composite part, consisting of an RBS, a protein coding region for a red fluorescent protein, and a terminator.
New composite BioBrick devices can be made by combining existing BioBrick Parts (like Inverters, Amplifiers, Smell Generators, Protein Balloon Generators, Senders, Receivers, Actuators, and so on).
Note
This page should list all the composite parts your team has made during your project and include direct links to your Parts main pages on the Registry. You must add all characterization information for your parts on Parts Main Page on the Registry. You should not put characterization information on this page. Remember judges will only look at the first part in the list for the Best Composite Part award, so put your best part first!
Best Composite Part Special Prize
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