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==When is food rotten?==
 
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[[File:RR_20120807_TAMCpic.jpg|680px|center]]
 
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To make a rotting sensor, we have to have a defenition of rotten meat. For this, we used the guidelines of the European Union (2006, [http://www.imik.org/wettelijke_context/Europese_hygienerichtlijn_en_microbiologische_criteria.pdf source (in Dutch))], doing a simple Total Aerobic Microbial Count test. With this test, one can estimate the amount of colony forming units (CFU) per gram meat.
 
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[[File:Groningen_RR_20120806_TAMC.png|500px|center]]
 
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To see the working of our own inbuilt rotting sensor, Elbrich bravely tested the smell and look of meat for 5 hours. According to this we humans smell bad meat pretty well too. Side note: the meat has been exposed to air many times so it could be smelled. The color of the meat changed but little: it turned a bit greyer.
 
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[[File:Groningen_RR_20120806_smel_view.jpg|680px|center]]
 
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==Identification of bad meat volalites by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectometry (GC-MS)==
 
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With Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry one can separate and identify the different volatiles present in the rotten meat. The University of Groningen has a large database of compounds available so we can identify what the GC-MS data mean. Drawback of the GC-MS is that the compounds that are identified from the rotten meat, will be destroyed during the measurements. If the GC-MS measurements succeed, it should give qualitative data, which is difficult due to the large diversity of volatiles present. We want to thank Monique Smith from Bio Organic Chemistry for her valuable help.
 
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[[File:Groningen2012_EH_20120727_P7270578.JPG‎|500px|thumb|center|Arjan and Tom at work with the GC-MS]]
 
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[[File:Groningen2012_EH_20120727_P7270583.JPG‎|500px|thumb|center|All our samples, ready to be measured. The volatiles will be taken up by the syringe in the left corner (red, to the left)]]
 
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Then the measurement continues with Mass Spectrometry. This is a technique to separate compounds based on their mass charge ratio. Our machine uses electron impact, ionization in vacuum and quadrapole separation. Reliability of this measurement depends on the range of the spectrum, reaction(s) with other molecules and how small the differences in molecule structure are.
 
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[[File:Groningen2012_EH_20120710_Microarray.png|680px|center]]
 
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===Overview of overexpressed and repressed genes===
 
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[[File:Genome2d.PNG|680px|thumb|center|Fig. w3. Part of the ''Bacillus subtilis sp 168'' genome. Genes depicted as arrows, upregulated genes are green, repressed genes pink. The color intensity is a measure for the fold of upregulation/repression]]
 
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[[File:Groningen_RR_20120808_resultsmicarray.PNG|680px|center]]
 
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==Testing Constructs==
 
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We designed a construct for testing the different parts of our device. More information will follow, but until now, you can have a peak of the design on our office blackboard!
 
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==Failed BioBricks==
 
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===BBa_K090403===
 
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'''Name'''  Gram-positive Shuttle Vector for Chromosomal Integration
 
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'''Intended Purpose'''  Plasmid backbone for cloning in ''Bacillus subtilis''
 
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'''Testing Protocol''' Restriction analysis (single cut)
 
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'''Results''' The restriction pattern showed that this biobrick is not as described in the parts registry. The cut plasmid is shorter than the expected size.
 
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'''Name''' multi-host vector pTG262 converted to BioBrick vector
 
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'''Intended Purpose''' plasmid backbone for cloning in ''Bacilus subtilis''
 
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'''Testing Protocol''' restriction analysis (single cut) and restriction analysis (dual cut)
 
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'''Results''' the restriction enzymes cut at illegal site(s)
 
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