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Revision as of 20:15, 8 June 2007
Addressable Conjugation in Bacterial Networks
Networks of interacting cells provide the basis for neural learning. We have developed the process of addressable conjugation for communication within a network of E. coli bacteria. Here, bacteria send messages to one another via conjugation of plasmid DNAs, but the message is only meaningful to cells with a matching address sequence. In this way, the Watson Crick base-pairing of addressing sequences replaces the spatial connectivity present in neural systems. To construct this system, we have adapted natural conjugation systems as the communication device. Information contained in the transferred plasmids is only accessable by "unlocking" the message using RNA based 'keys'. The resulting addressable conjugation process is being adapted to construct a network of NAND logic gates in bacterial cultures. Ultimately, this will allow us to develop networks of bacteria capable of trained learning. The Berkeley iGEM team very gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Microsoft, which helped make our team members' participation possible. |
TeamUndergrads Bryan Hernandez Postdocs |
ToolsThe Details Oligonucleotides Procedures Procedure Overview (Plasmid DNA to Sequencing)
Conjugation 6/7/06-7/21/06
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ProjectAddressable Cell-to-Cell Communication
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