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<h2>Snifferomyces - A solution for world problems?</h2><br>
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<p>This is a very complicated question. When we started the project, first was determined on which possible solutions we would perform study:
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The tuberculosis detection was our main case study and a lot of wetlab work on this possible methyl nicotinate receptor has been done.
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The detection of explosives is a application we thought of was inspired by the K-9's detecting explosives. Reportings of sensing DNT by yeast strains (Venkat Radhika et al. (2007)) supported this.
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<h4>Is Snifferomyces the solution for tuberculosis detection?</h4>
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This question is approached on two different ways. A interview with Dr. Rene Lutter and a implementation study. For the implementation study we subdivided
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<h2>Snifferomyces - A Tuberculosis Screening Automaton</h2><br>
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<p> What is the use of technology, if it cannot contribute to improving human life? With this thought in mind, the TU Delft 2012 iGEM team, composed of students from the life sciences, bioinformatics, applied physics, aerospace, maritime, mechanical and chemical engineering disciplines decided to use the platform of synthetic biology, addressing a real challenge affecting millions of people .
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In this case we didn't do a wetlab study but spoke to the <i>Royal Dutch Military Police</i>. The Royal Dutch Military Police are present
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Inspired by the sniffer rats trained to smell the presence of tuberculosis, the team decided to build an autonomous olfactory system to detect volatile compounds, by re-inventing man's oldest industrial microorganism, yeast, to provide for a non-invasive, rapid and cost-effective diagnosis system for tuberculosis.
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at Schiphol to detect possible threats to the National Security. One part of their job is to be on the lookout for explosives. This is mainly
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done by K-9's, we asked their opinion about using micro organisms and GMO's as explosive detectors!
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<p>Lack of diagnostic capacity has been a crucial barrier preventing an effective response to the challenges of Tuberculosis (TB). In 2010, 8.8 million people were infected with TB and 1.4 million died from it. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low -and middle- income countries where, standard TB diagnostic tools, that need to be used in a lab setting, pose major barriers for screening. This happens due to the costs and the time involved in the process.<i><a href="http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/">(according to World Health Organization)</a></i>.
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<p>At the map below you can see the countries suffering from Tuberculosis. According to <a href="http://www.vaccinatiesopreis.nl">www.vaccinatiesopreis.nl</a> the dark green refers to many cases of TB, the light green to less and the white to a few cases.</p>
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Snifferomyces - A solution for world problems?


This is a very complicated question. When we started the project, first was determined on which possible solutions we would perform study:

  • Tuberculosis Detection
  • Detection of explosives
The tuberculosis detection was our main case study and a lot of wetlab work on this possible methyl nicotinate receptor has been done. The detection of explosives is a application we thought of was inspired by the K-9's detecting explosives. Reportings of sensing DNT by yeast strains (Venkat Radhika et al. (2007)) supported this.

Is Snifferomyces the solution for tuberculosis detection?

This question is approached on two different ways. A interview with Dr. Rene Lutter and a implementation study. For the implementation study we subdivided this question into several smaller, more specific questions.
  • What is tuberculosis?
  • What are the present diagnostic tools?
  • Why would a diagnostic tool based on our principle contribute?
  • What does the problem area look like?
  • What would be the possible drawbacks during R&D and usage?

Is Snifferomyces the solution for explosive detection?

In this case we didn't do a wetlab study but spoke to the Royal Dutch Military Police. The Royal Dutch Military Police are present at Schiphol to detect possible threats to the National Security. One part of their job is to be on the lookout for explosives. This is mainly done by K-9's, we asked their opinion about using micro organisms and GMO's as explosive detectors!

Please click on the photo's to see the project

Military Police Implementation Study Interview with Doctor


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