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Cell by Date: Conclusions

Cell By Date is a great example of how synthetic biology can be integrated into our daily lives. When fully developed it can mimic the function of inducstrial level devices in the food industry at a fraction of the cost. Being a reporter of a break in the cold chain, CBD, can inform the end consumer whether the product he is buying has been exposed to abnormal storage conditions.

This is best explained with an example. Imagine your local supermarket expecting a delivery of frozen lamb steaks. The delivery van arrives, the goods are unloaded and placed on the shelves awaiting for their first victim to arrive. Victim because what the supermarket manager and the end consumer are not aware of is that during their transport the van fridge broke down and thus the steaks were defrosted. The vab driver however fixed the fault, refroze the meat and told nothing upon his arrival to the supermarket. The whole incident will be kept under cover until the first cases of food poisoning arise from the comprimised lamb meat.

This is were CBD comes in handy. By embedding a sticker of CBD on packaged goods, the consumer can check at any time whether the product quality has been comprimised by exposure to ubnormally high temperatures

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