Team:UT Dallas

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The goal of the 2012 UT Dallas IGEM team is to design a distributed computing system using quorum signaling processes in E. coli. Using quorum signaling we can create several types of networks that allow different strains of E. coli to perform certain coordinated computing functions. Quorum signaling is a process that allows bacteria, including E. coli, to communicate with each other through the use of chemical signals that pass through the cell membrane and then attach to a binding site on another cell. Bacteria use this form of signaling in nature to coordinate their behavior. This effectively creates a living network that we plan to utilize for the purpose of creating programmable computing. Based on distributed computing principles, we hope to design modules such as toggle switches, timers, clocks, signal propagators, and population control mechanisms. Furthermore, we are interested in integrating these modules to implement higher-order computing devices.
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