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<center><img style="border: solid black 1px; margin-bottom: 20px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8045909224_6b5012bcd4_c.jpg" width=683 /></center><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>GenSeat began as a vision; a vision of fully formed seats and chairs emerging from giant vats of colorful bioengineered bacterial cellulose. Acetobacter naturally produces mats of cellulose that can be used for a variety of purposes. We wanted to create a broader spectrum of materials, so we altered the properties of the cellulose mats by engineering Acetobacter to express enzymes that synthesize N-acetyl glucosamine, a subunit of chitin. The result is a chitin-cellulose copolymer with unique properties. We have also engineered colors into the mats, and demonstrated their use in modern architectural design.</p> | <center><img style="border: solid black 1px; margin-bottom: 20px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8045909224_6b5012bcd4_c.jpg" width=683 /></center><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>GenSeat began as a vision; a vision of fully formed seats and chairs emerging from giant vats of colorful bioengineered bacterial cellulose. Acetobacter naturally produces mats of cellulose that can be used for a variety of purposes. We wanted to create a broader spectrum of materials, so we altered the properties of the cellulose mats by engineering Acetobacter to express enzymes that synthesize N-acetyl glucosamine, a subunit of chitin. The result is a chitin-cellulose copolymer with unique properties. We have also engineered colors into the mats, and demonstrated their use in modern architectural design.</p> | ||
<h2><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning">Cloning</a></h2> | <h2><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning">Cloning</a></h2> | ||
| - | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8045977601_2d3a8ec6b5_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" /></a>Learn about our cloning techniques, primer designs, transformation protocols, and exciting adventures along the way.</p> | + | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8171/8045977601_2d3a8ec6b5_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" class="border" /></a>Learn about our cloning techniques, primer designs, transformation protocols, and exciting adventures along the way.</p> |
<h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Transforming">Transforming</a></h2> | <h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Transforming">Transforming</a></h2> | ||
| - | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Transforming"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7864391816_63603f11a3_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" /></a>Learn about our cloning techniques, primer designs, transformation protocols, and exciting adventures along the way.</p> | + | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Transforming"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8286/7864391816_63603f11a3_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" class="border" /></a>Learn about our cloning techniques, primer designs, transformation protocols, and exciting adventures along the way.</p> |
<h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing">Growing</a></h2> | <h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing">Growing</a></h2> | ||
| - | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8046009703_a23215d3ae_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" /></a>See how we learned to grow cellulose in Kombucha tea, and produced sheeting on a large scale.</p> | + | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/8046009703_a23215d3ae_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" class="border" /></a>See how we learned to grow cellulose in Kombucha tea, and produced sheeting on a large scale.</p> |
<h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Designing">Designing</a></h2> | <h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Designing">Designing</a></h2> | ||
| - | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Designing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8046067033_6faa090603_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" /></a>Creating functional furniture out of completely organic materials takes creativity, flare, and a lot of awesome tools.</p> | + | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Designing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8309/8046067033_6faa090603_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" class="border" /></a>Creating functional furniture out of completely organic materials takes creativity, flare, and a lot of awesome tools.</p> |
<h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Socializing">Human Practices</a></h2> | <h2 style="clear: both"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Socializing">Human Practices</a></h2> | ||
| - | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Socializing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8451/8046060553_ec99ecffc9_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" /></a>Our human practices involved a 200+ response national survey on genetic engineering and a pop-up shop selling synthetic biology products at the Atlantic Antic street fair in Brooklyn, NY!</p> | + | <p><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Socializing"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8451/8046060553_ec99ecffc9_m.jpg" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px" class="border" /></a>Our human practices involved a 200+ response national survey on genetic engineering and a pop-up shop selling synthetic biology products at the Atlantic Antic street fair in Brooklyn, NY!</p> |
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Revision as of 01:59, 3 October 2012
The Project
GenSeat began as a vision; a vision of fully formed seats and chairs emerging from giant vats of colorful bioengineered bacterial cellulose. Acetobacter naturally produces mats of cellulose that can be used for a variety of purposes. We wanted to create a broader spectrum of materials, so we altered the properties of the cellulose mats by engineering Acetobacter to express enzymes that synthesize N-acetyl glucosamine, a subunit of chitin. The result is a chitin-cellulose copolymer with unique properties. We have also engineered colors into the mats, and demonstrated their use in modern architectural design.
Cloning
Learn about our cloning techniques, primer designs, transformation protocols, and exciting adventures along the way.
Transforming
Learn about our cloning techniques, primer designs, transformation protocols, and exciting adventures along the way.
Growing
See how we learned to grow cellulose in Kombucha tea, and produced sheeting on a large scale.
Designing
Creating functional furniture out of completely organic materials takes creativity, flare, and a lot of awesome tools.
Human Practices
Our human practices involved a 200+ response national survey on genetic engineering and a pop-up shop selling synthetic biology products at the Atlantic Antic street fair in Brooklyn, NY!
iGEM
The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation is dedicated to education and competition, advancement of synthetic biology, and the development of open community and collaboration.
