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We are the UC Berkeley iGEM Team for 2007.<br>
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I haven't had time to update this section of the wiki. Someone should replace this block of text with something legit when they have downtime. -Sam <br>
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'''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.  <br>'''
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<center><h3>Team members</h3></center>
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'''Advisors'''<br>
'''Advisors'''<br>
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[[Jay Keasling]]<br>
[[Jay Keasling]]<br>
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'''Teaching Assistants'''<br>
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'''Teaching Assistants''' <br>
[[Farnaz Nowroozi]]<br>
[[Farnaz Nowroozi]]<br>
[[Amin Hajimorad]]<br>
[[Amin Hajimorad]]<br>
[[Rickey Bonds]]<br>
[[Rickey Bonds]]<br>
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'''Undergraduate Researchers'''<br>
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'''Undergraduate Researchers''' <br>
[[Arthur Yu]]<br>
[[Arthur Yu]]<br>
[[Austin Day]]<br>
[[Austin Day]]<br>
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[[Kristin Fuller]]<br>
[[Kristin Fuller]]<br>
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'''High School Students''' <br>
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Coming soon! <br>
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'''High School Students'''<br>
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Coming Soon!<br>
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<center><h3>Team Resources</h3></center>
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'''Team Resources'''<br>
 
[http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pUQEpr4ZqU9TxjeURaNm1Vw Oligo List Spreadsheet]<br>
[http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pUQEpr4ZqU9TxjeURaNm1Vw Oligo List Spreadsheet]<br>
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[[BerkiGEM2007_AllConstructionFiles | All construction files]]<br>
[[BerkiGEM2007_AllConstructionFiles | All construction files]]<br>
[[BerkiGEM2007_AllSequencingFiles | All sequencing files]]<br>
[[BerkiGEM2007_AllSequencingFiles | All sequencing files]]<br>
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'''Tools and Guides'''<br>
'''Tools and Guides'''<br>
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[http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/Arking:JCAOligoTutorialHome Biobricks and Cloning Tutorials]<br>
[http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/Arking:JCAOligoTutorialHome Biobricks and Cloning Tutorials]<br>
[http://pir.georgetown.edu/pirwww/search/pairwise.shtml Pairwise Alignment Online]<br>
[http://pir.georgetown.edu/pirwww/search/pairwise.shtml Pairwise Alignment Online]<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wiki Formatting Guide]<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wiki Formatting Guide]<br>
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'''Team Notebooks'''<br>
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'''Useful Links'''
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[[IGEM|iGEM]]
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[http://parts2.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/University_of_California_Berkeley_2006 UC Berkeley iGEM wiki] <br>
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[http://parts2.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page iGEM wiki] <br>
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[http://partsregistry.org/Main_Page Registry of Standard Biological Parts] <br>
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[http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Berkeley 2005 Biobricks]<br>
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[http://partsregistry.org/cgi/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM2006&group=Berkeley '''2006 Parts List''']<br>
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[[John Dueber Notebook]]<br>
[[John Dueber Notebook]]<br>
[[Christopher Anderson Notebook]]<br>
[[Christopher Anderson Notebook]]<br>
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[[Vaibhavi Umesh Notebook]]<br>
[[Vaibhavi Umesh Notebook]]<br>
[[Kristin Fuller Notebook]]<br>
[[Kristin Fuller Notebook]]<br>
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Revision as of 01:21, 10 June 2007

Berkeley BactobloodHeader.jpg

I haven't had time to update this section of the wiki. Someone should replace this block of text with something legit when they have downtime. -Sam
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.




Team members



Advisors
John Dueber
[http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/User:JCAnderson Christopher Anderson]
Adam Arkin
Jay Keasling

Teaching Assistants
Farnaz Nowroozi
Amin Hajimorad
Rickey Bonds

Undergraduate Researchers
Arthur Yu
Austin Day
David Tulga
Kristin Doan
Samantha Liang
Vaibhavi Umesh
Kristin Fuller

High School Students
Coming soon!

Team Resources



[http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pUQEpr4ZqU9TxjeURaNm1Vw Oligo List Spreadsheet]
[http://partsregistry.org/cgi/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM2007&group=Berkeley_UC Our BioBrick Parts]
All construction files
All sequencing files


Tools and Guides

[http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/Arking:JCAOligoTutorialHome Biobricks and Cloning Tutorials]
[http://pir.georgetown.edu/pirwww/search/pairwise.shtml Pairwise Alignment Online]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples Wiki Formatting Guide]


Useful Links

iGEM [http://parts2.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/University_of_California_Berkeley_2006 UC Berkeley iGEM wiki]
[http://parts2.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page iGEM wiki]
[http://partsregistry.org/Main_Page Registry of Standard Biological Parts]
[http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Berkeley 2005 Biobricks]
[http://partsregistry.org/cgi/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM2006&group=Berkeley 2006 Parts List]

Team Notebooks



John Dueber Notebook
Christopher Anderson Notebook
Farnaz Nowroozi Notebook
Amin Hajimorad Notebook
Rickey Bonds Notebook
Arthur Yu's 1337 Notebook
Austin Day Notebook
David Tulga Notebook
Kristin Doan Notebook
Samantha Liang Notebook
Vaibhavi Umesh Notebook
Kristin Fuller Notebook