The worldwide plastic pollution of our environment poses a
growing threat to humankind. We, as a team of young aspiring
scientists, want to combat this issue. By modifying the freshwater
algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii we are trying to develop a new,
evironment-friendly way of recycling the most common plastic,
polyethylene therephtalate (PET). Brace yourself, plastic pollution!
We are coming for you!
Our Team consists of young, aspiring scientists from the fields of Biology
and Biophysics. We joined forces with different researchers and other teams
to bring our vision forward.
Using state-of-the-art methods of molecular biology we want to
enable a freshwater alga to degrate the widely used plastic
polyethylene therephtalate (PET).
Featuring the MoClo-Assembly-Standard we developed multiple
combinations of Plasmids containing not only the protein genes but
also a multitude of selection markers and various prometers
How do we make sure all experiments pose no risk for our researchers
and the environment? Read all about our safety rules and plans for
containment of our genetically engineered organism.
We sat together with scientists and companies and tried to implement their knowledge in
our experimental set-up. Moreover we started to raise awareness for
global plastic pollution and answers synthetic biology might have in
store.