Bologna
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Team UNIBO Cesena Campus IGEM2007
Hi everybody! We are the Bologna University Team; this is our first time in iGEM and we are very excited about it!
Team Roster
Instructors | Student Members | Advisors |
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Silvio Cavalcanti | Francesco Pasqualini | Emanuele Giordano |
Francesca Ceroni | Guido Costa | Marco Tartagni |
Sara Montagna | Alice Pasini |
Project
Our project consists in a Genetic [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmitt_trigger Schmitt Trigger]. "When the input is higher than a certain chosen threshold, the output is high; when the input is below another (lower) chosen threshold, the output is low; when the input is between the two, the output retains its value. The trigger is so named because the output retains its value until the input changes sufficiently to trigger a change. This dual threshold action is called hysteresis."
It is worth to remark that the invention of the Thermionic Trigger was a direct result of Otto Schmitt's study of nerve propagation in squid nerves: it is the perfect example of inventing an artificial method to imitate a natural process. We think it's time for Schmitt trigger to come back home in Bio.
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