Team:Cambridge/Templates/boxesprototypenew

The production of artificial light by the use of fossil fuels makes a significant contribution to CO2 emissions every year. Intrigued by the concept of alternative, sustainable light sources, the Cambridge iGEM Team 2010 investigated opportunities for generating ‘greener’ light. We placed genes form fireflies and bioluminescent prokaryotes into E.coli to make E.glowli. Codon optimisation and single amino acid mutagenesis allowed us to generate bright light output in a range of different colours.

If you want a break from hard-core science, check out our Gibson Assembly music video.

You can also see view videos of our bacterial bubble lamp and project overview.