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Oscillators are a fundamental building block in many engineering fields and are a widespread phenomenon in biology. Building a biological oscillator is thus a crucial step forward in the field of Synthetic Biology. <br> | Oscillators are a fundamental building block in many engineering fields and are a widespread phenomenon in biology. Building a biological oscillator is thus a crucial step forward in the field of Synthetic Biology. <br> | ||
'''Engineering a Molecular Predation Oscillator''', the iGEM project 2006 of Imperial College London, provides a new approach to create a stable biological oscillator: It follows an engineering-based cycle of specification, design, modelling, implementation and testing/validation. The innovative design of the oscillator relies on predator-prey dynamics based on the Lotka-Volterra model. | '''Engineering a Molecular Predation Oscillator''', the iGEM project 2006 of Imperial College London, provides a new approach to create a stable biological oscillator: It follows an engineering-based cycle of specification, design, modelling, implementation and testing/validation. The innovative design of the oscillator relies on predator-prey dynamics based on the Lotka-Volterra model. | ||
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Following the design of the oscillator, a full theoretical analysis of the Lotka-Volterra properties was carried out, which promised the successful outcome of oscillations. Additionally, all components as well as the overall oscillator were modelled such that the behaviour of the system could be predicted. Our team successfully built functional parts, thus providing the building block for the final oscillator. All parts created were experimentally tested and their characterization could be used to feedback information into the modelling. | |||
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Revision as of 11:12, 29 October 2006
Imperial College London iGEM 2006
Oscillators are a fundamental building block in many engineering fields and are a widespread phenomenon in biology. Building a biological oscillator is thus a crucial step forward in the field of Synthetic Biology. |
Following the design of the oscillator, a full theoretical analysis of the Lotka-Volterra properties was carried out, which promised the successful outcome of oscillations. Additionally, all components as well as the overall oscillator were modelled such that the behaviour of the system could be predicted. Our team successfully built functional parts, thus providing the building block for the final oscillator. All parts created were experimentally tested and their characterization could be used to feedback information into the modelling.
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Main Project
Engineering a Molecular Predation Oscillator
For building a biological oscillator, an engineering approach was applied. Click on each of the stages of the engineering cycle below in order to find out about the different stages & aspects of the project. | |||
Characteristics
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Secondary Projects
PoPs_Starter | Biological to Electrical Interface | ||
Characteristics
+ link to OWW |
We also worked on a Biosensor for measuring AHL concentrations in order to establish a Biological to Electrical Interface this summer.
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Our Contribution to the Registry
Our Open Documentation
Our open documentation |
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The Team and Acknowledgments
Undergrads | Advisors | Acknowledgments | Funding |
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