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<td class="tddesc"><b><a href="https://2007.igem.org/BerkiGEM2007Present4">Garrett's Lab Notebook</a></b><p><i>Our bacterial
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chassis has been heavily modified to remove its
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<td class="tddesc"><b><a href="https://2007.igem.org/BerkiGEM2007Present3">Luc's Lab Notebook</a></b><p><i>The Controller
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is an integrated genetic circuit comprised of two plasmids that allows
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plasmid in a dormant state.  Upon induction, the copy number of the
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operons and their transcription increase 100-fold resulting in a
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<td class="tddesc"><b><a href="https://2007.igem.org/BerkiGEM2007Present5">Noah's Lab Notebook</a></b><p><i>To
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prevent chance of infection or unwanted proliferation after
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hemoglobin production, we have engineered a genetic
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Revision as of 22:58, 25 October 2007

Our Lab Notebooks

Galen's Lab Notebook

Garrett's Lab Notebook

Luc's Lab Notebook

Noah's Lab Notebook

Freeze Drying

To enable preservation of our bacteria for prolonged periods, we are including the ability to produce the compounds hydroxyectoine and trehalose that will enable our bacteria to survive freeze-drying intact.  This will dramatically increase shelf-life and decrease transport costs.