Team:Cambridge/Notebook/Week1

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*Module 3 - Biobricking quiescence - require a very good control system to prevent false activation, could add a conformational change to the molecule.  
*Module 3 - Biobricking quiescence - require a very good control system to prevent false activation, could add a conformational change to the molecule.  
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We discussed our finding we have a "super" luciferase with 12x the affinity for the substrate and not for the product. The firefly systems are all eukaryotic, so we suggested that we could perhaps do this in yeast. Control of quiescence could also occur via cyclin control in yeast.
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We discussed finding a "super" luciferase with 12x the affinity for the substrate and not for the product. The firefly systems are all eukaryotic, so we suggested that we could perhaps do this in yeast. Control of quiescence could also occur via cyclin control in yeast.
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Paul wore I love DNA t-shirt - he was the winner today -->
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In the morning we decided to drop HIV project, due to the lack of easy signalling peptides. We continued research on Bio-Luminescence idea. We also set up a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/52129837@N08/ Flickr account].
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In the morning we decided to drop HIV project, due to the lack of easy signalling peptides. We continued research on Bioluminescence idea. We also set up a [http://www.flickr.com/photos/52129837@N08/ Flickr account].
Bill and Will attempted to estimate the luminosity of a bacterial colony, and compare this to the lower threshold of the human eye during scotopic vision. They used an estimate for the eye sensitivity using [http://www.telescope-optics.net/eye_spectral_response.htm].  
Bill and Will attempted to estimate the luminosity of a bacterial colony, and compare this to the lower threshold of the human eye during scotopic vision. They used an estimate for the eye sensitivity using [http://www.telescope-optics.net/eye_spectral_response.htm].  

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