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Title: DIY-GEM: a path towards low cost high throughput gene synthesis. <br>
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Synthetic biology research requires more cost effective approaches <br>
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toward reagents and hardware accessibility.  We are developing <br>
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low-cost alternatives to existing hardware and enzymes in an <br>
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attempt to expand participation in biological research and <br>
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development.Our project expands the accessibility of Taq Polymerase by <br>
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engineering it in a form compatible with BioBrick assembly.<br>
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This allows use of the over-expressed enzyme from a crude<br>
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bacterial extract in a PCR reaction at a fraction of the cost<br>
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of highly purified commercial enzyme.  In addition, we have<br>
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developed inexpensive and easily assembled lab equipment such<br>
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as a gel electrophoresis apparatus and a PCR thermal cycler.<br> 
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Enabling researchers to synthesize their own enzymes and having<br>
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access to inexpensive tools will allow for increased participation<br>
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among the DIY-bio community, stretch increasingly scarce educational<br>
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funds, and allow rapid scale up of large scale gene synthesis projects.<br>
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Revision as of 01:24, 27 October 2010

You can write a background of your team here. Give us a background of your team, the members, etc. Or tell us more about something of your choosing. I'd like to have a small paragraph or blurb from the members put together here. with perhaps a caption.
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Tell us more about your project. Give us background. Use this is the abstract of your project. Be descriptive but concise (1-2 paragraphs)

Title: DIY-GEM: a path towards low cost high throughput gene synthesis.

Synthetic biology research requires more cost effective approaches
toward reagents and hardware accessibility. We are developing
low-cost alternatives to existing hardware and enzymes in an
attempt to expand participation in biological research and
development.Our project expands the accessibility of Taq Polymerase by
engineering it in a form compatible with BioBrick assembly.
This allows use of the over-expressed enzyme from a crude
bacterial extract in a PCR reaction at a fraction of the cost
of highly purified commercial enzyme. In addition, we have
developed inexpensive and easily assembled lab equipment such
as a gel electrophoresis apparatus and a PCR thermal cycler.
Enabling researchers to synthesize their own enzymes and having
access to inexpensive tools will allow for increased participation
among the DIY-bio community, stretch increasingly scarce educational
funds, and allow rapid scale up of large scale gene synthesis projects.



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Team Example


Home Team Official Team Profile Project Parts Submitted to the Registry Modeling Notebook Meeting/Lab Times This Week Safety


Who we are



Advisors:

  • Lab Manager/Advisor: Thomas Burkett
  • Advisor 1: Lisa Scheifele
  • Advisor 2: T Elizabeth Goode


Undergrads:

  • Student 1: Ryan Ogle, LMT
  • Student 2: Patrick O'Neil
  • Student 3: Robert Buck
  • Student 4: Miles Pekala
  • Student 5: Gary Cygiel
  • Student 6: Steven Stowell
  • Student 7: Duke Kessler
  • Student 8: Bernadette Gallagher


Go Team Venture!

Ryan Ogle, LMT



Patrick O'Neill

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(Robert's mugshot here)

Robert Buck

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(Miles' mugshot here)

Miles A. Pekala

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(Gary's mugshot here)

Gary Cygiel

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(Steve's mugshot here)

Steven Stowell

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(Duke's mugshot here)

Duke Kessler

(Bernadette's mugshot here)
Bernadette Gallagher

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(Tom's mugshot here)

Tom Burkett - Lab Manager/Advisor & Contact Person

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(Lisa's mugshot here)

Lisa Scheifele - Advisor

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(Liz's mugshot here )

Liz Goode - Advisor

What we did

(Provide proper attribution for all work)


Where we're from

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