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    Fig.1: Time improvements in workflow with cyanobacteria. With our engineered UTEX and our Toolbox we
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            Fig.1: Time improvements in workflow with cyanobacteria. With our engineered UTEX and our Toolbox we
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    are able to clone and test constructs in under one week.
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            are able to clone and test constructs in under one week.
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    Fig.2: Growth-curve of <i>Synechococcus elongatus</i> UTEX 2973 in comparison to PCC 7942.
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            Fig.2: Growth-curve of <i>Synechococcus elongatus</i> UTEX 2973 in comparison to PCC 7942.
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  <i>“Started from the bottom, now we're here”</i> - <b>Drake</b>
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          <i>“Started from the bottom, now we're here”</i> - <b>Drake</b>
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  Our project has three goals. First, we want to establish the cyanobacteria <i>Synechococcus
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          Our project has three goals. First, we want to establish the cyanobacteria <i>Synechococcus
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    elongatus</i> UTEX 2973 and restore its natural competence. Secondly, we wanted to show the best
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            elongatus</i> UTEX 2973 and restore its natural competence. Secondly, we wanted to show the best
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  growing conditions with the goal of standardization for working with UTEX 2973. The final goal is to
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          growing conditions with the goal of standardization for working with UTEX 2973. The final goal is to
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  create a suitable Golden Gate toolbox for our strain and share it with other iGEM teams and
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          create a suitable Golden Gate toolbox for our strain and share it with other iGEM teams and
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  researchers.
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          researchers.
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  In our iGEM year we worked to restore the natural competence of <i>Synechococcus elongatus</i> UTEX
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          In our iGEM year we worked to restore the natural competence of <i>Synechococcus elongatus</i> UTEX
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  2973, analyzed different <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Model#growth_curve_model">cultivation
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          2973, analyzed different <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Model#growth_curve_model">cultivation
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    parameters</a>
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            parameters</a>
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  to accelerate the growth speed including finding the best conditions. Besides that we expanded the
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          to accelerate the growth speed including finding the best conditions. Besides that we expanded the
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  Marburg Collection from 2018 and are able to deliver a toolbox of 55 parts with free access to the
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          Marburg Collection from 2018 and are able to deliver a toolbox of 55 parts with free access to the
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  world. On top of that, we <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Miniprep"
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          world. On top of that, we <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Miniprep"
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    target="_blank">automated plasmid
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            target="_blank">automated plasmid
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    purification</a> and <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Colony_Picking"
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            purification</a> and <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Colony_Picking"
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    target="_blank">colony picking</a> via the Opentrons OT-2.
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            target="_blank">colony picking</a> via the Opentrons OT-2.
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<h2 class="subtitle">Toolbox</h2>
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        <h2 class="subtitle">Toolbox</h2>
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  <i>"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together."</i> –
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          <i>"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together."</i> –
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  <b>Vincent van Gogh</b>
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          <b>Vincent van Gogh</b>
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  This year we expanded the Marburg Collection from 2018 with 55 new parts to the Marburg Collection
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          This year we expanded the Marburg Collection from 2018 with 55 new parts to the Marburg Collection
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  2.0.
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          2.0.
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  With our developed workflow we could characterize our <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Parts">parts</a> and
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          With our developed workflow we could characterize our <a
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  compare them with a second measurement
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            href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Parts">parts</a> and
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  method: <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Measurement#facs"
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          compare them with a second measurement
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    target="_blank">FACS/flow cytometry</a>. We added two new features for genome engineering of
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          method: <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Measurement#facs"
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  cyanobacteria: A <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Model#growth_curve_model">CRISPR/Cas12a</a> guided
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            target="_blank">FACS/flow cytometry</a>. We added two new features for genome engineering of
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  knockout
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          cyanobacteria: A <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Model#growth_curve_model">CRISPR/Cas12a</a>
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  system as well as a
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          guided
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  modularized assembly of repair templates for the knock in of genes
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          knockout
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  <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Description#marburg_collection">(M.E.G.A. expansion)</a>.
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          system as well as a
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  This includes
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          modularized assembly of repair templates for the knock in of genes
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  integration sites that target conventional neutral sites in cyanobacteria but we also rationally
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          <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Description#marburg_collection">(M.E.G.A. expansion)</a>.
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  designed two novel integration sites based on RNA-seq data. Additionally, we offer the first MoClo
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          This includes
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  compatible <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Parts">shuttle vector</a> for cyanobacteria and
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          integration sites that target conventional neutral sites in cyanobacteria but we also rationally
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  characterized gene expression based on that origin of replication. <br>We used our new shuttle vector
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          designed two novel integration sites based on RNA-seq data. Additionally, we offer the first MoClo
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  to
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          compatible <a href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Parts">shuttle vector</a> for cyanobacteria and
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  build standardized devices for the characterization of BioBricks in cyanobacterial chassis to improve
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          characterized gene expression based on that origin of replication. <br>We used our new shuttle vector
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  the reproducibility of results and to simplify large scale assemblies. For this we used <a
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          to
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    href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Description#marburg_collection"
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          build standardized devices for the characterization of BioBricks in cyanobacterial chassis to improve
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    target="_blank">placeholders</a>, a
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          the reproducibility of results and to simplify large scale assemblies. For this we used <a
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  novel part type that aids in the construction of a larger set of parts by reducing the involved cost
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            href="https://2019.igem.org/Team:Marburg/Description#marburg_collection"
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  and
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            target="_blank">placeholders</a>, a
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  workload significantly. Additionally, we tested our toolbox with PCC 7942 to show that the Marburg
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          novel part type that aids in the construction of a larger set of parts by reducing the involved cost
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  Collection 2.0 is also working with similar cyanobacteria. <br> We offer free access to the data of
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          and
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  our
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          workload significantly. Additionally, we tested our toolbox with PCC 7942 to show that the Marburg
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  characterization, enabling the iGEM community and scientists to choose the parts based on this data.
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          Collection 2.0 is also working with similar cyanobacteria. <br> We offer free access to the data of
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  To
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          our
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  improve the measurement method applicable for cyanobacteria we focused on measurements via
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          characterization, enabling the iGEM community and scientists to choose the parts based on this data.
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  luminescence
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          To
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  reporters over fluorescence reporters, because of the fact that cyanobacteria emit autofluorescence.
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          improve the measurement method applicable for cyanobacteria we focused on measurements via
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  This way our results are way more accurate, because of the reduced background noise. The higher
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          luminescence
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  accuracy
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          reporters over fluorescence reporters, because of the fact that cyanobacteria emit autofluorescence.
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  is obviously visible during the measurement of our parts, where we could see a difference of
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          This way our results are way more accurate, because of the reduced background noise. The higher
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  5x10<sup>5</sup>
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          accuracy
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  between the background noise and the signal, which implements that already a small amount of sample
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          is obviously visible during the measurement of our parts, where we could see a difference of
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  has
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          5x10<sup>5</sup>
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  a more intensive signal.
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          between the background noise and the signal, which implements that already a small amount of sample
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</p>
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          has
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<p style="margin-top: 1em;">
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          a more intensive signal.
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  Hereby, we want to encourage the community of young scientists to work with the fastest phototrophic
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        </p>
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  organism <i>Synechococcus elongatus</i> UTEX 2973 because of its high relevance for biotechnological
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        <p style="margin-top: 1em;">
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  applications.
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          Hereby, we want to encourage the community of young scientists to work with the fastest phototrophic
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</p>
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          organism <i>Synechococcus elongatus</i> UTEX 2973 because of its high relevance for biotechnological
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          applications.
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                  <h2 class="subtitle">Automation</h2>
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                <p style="margin-top: 1em;">
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        <p>
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                  We implemented a completely automated cloning workflow in the Opentrons OT-2. We have published our
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          We implemented a completely automated cloning workflow in the Opentrons OT-2. We have published our
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                  complete work and can now provide you with the soft- and hardware to bring you the fully automated
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          complete work and can now provide you with the soft- and hardware to bring you the fully automated
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                  Colony Picking Unit C.P.U. as well as the plasmid purification protocol. We made as fully accessible
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          Colony Picking Unit C.P.U. as well as the plasmid purification protocol. We made as fully accessible
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                  and
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          and
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                  cheap as possible to give access to as many people as possible.
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          cheap as possible to give access to as many people as possible.
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D E M O N S T R A T E

Timeline_UTEX
Fig.1: Time improvements in workflow with cyanobacteria. With our engineered UTEX and our Toolbox we are able to clone and test constructs in under one week.
Growthcurve_UTEX
Fig.2: Growth-curve of Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 in comparison to PCC 7942.

Strain Engineering

“Started from the bottom, now we're here” - Drake

Our project has three goals. First, we want to establish the cyanobacteria Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 and restore its natural competence. Secondly, we wanted to show the best growing conditions with the goal of standardization for working with UTEX 2973. The final goal is to create a suitable Golden Gate toolbox for our strain and share it with other iGEM teams and researchers.

In our iGEM year we worked to restore the natural competence of Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973, analyzed different cultivation parameters to accelerate the growth speed including finding the best conditions. Besides that we expanded the Marburg Collection from 2018 and are able to deliver a toolbox of 55 parts with free access to the world. On top of that, we automated plasmid purification and colony picking via the Opentrons OT-2.

Toolbox

"Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together." – Vincent van Gogh

This year we expanded the Marburg Collection from 2018 with 55 new parts to the Marburg Collection 2.0. With our developed workflow we could characterize our parts and compare them with a second measurement method: FACS/flow cytometry. We added two new features for genome engineering of cyanobacteria: A CRISPR/Cas12a guided knockout system as well as a modularized assembly of repair templates for the knock in of genes (M.E.G.A. expansion). This includes integration sites that target conventional neutral sites in cyanobacteria but we also rationally designed two novel integration sites based on RNA-seq data. Additionally, we offer the first MoClo compatible shuttle vector for cyanobacteria and characterized gene expression based on that origin of replication.
We used our new shuttle vector to build standardized devices for the characterization of BioBricks in cyanobacterial chassis to improve the reproducibility of results and to simplify large scale assemblies. For this we used placeholders, a novel part type that aids in the construction of a larger set of parts by reducing the involved cost and workload significantly. Additionally, we tested our toolbox with PCC 7942 to show that the Marburg Collection 2.0 is also working with similar cyanobacteria.
We offer free access to the data of our characterization, enabling the iGEM community and scientists to choose the parts based on this data. To improve the measurement method applicable for cyanobacteria we focused on measurements via luminescence reporters over fluorescence reporters, because of the fact that cyanobacteria emit autofluorescence. This way our results are way more accurate, because of the reduced background noise. The higher accuracy is obviously visible during the measurement of our parts, where we could see a difference of 5x105 between the background noise and the signal, which implements that already a small amount of sample has a more intensive signal.

Hereby, we want to encourage the community of young scientists to work with the fastest phototrophic organism Synechococcus elongatus UTEX 2973 because of its high relevance for biotechnological applications.

Automation

We implemented a completely automated cloning workflow in the Opentrons OT-2. We have published our complete work and can now provide you with the soft- and hardware to bring you the fully automated Colony Picking Unit C.P.U. as well as the plasmid purification protocol. We made as fully accessible and cheap as possible to give access to as many people as possible.