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Background

In the development of biosynthesis, numerous logic pathways have been designed to fullfil certain functions. However, all these imaginative designs lack an important feature ---- once they are designed, no further alter can be done to the unit, which makes it difficult to be applied as fundamental units to large-scale complex systems.

Inspiration

Since many of us frequently deal with complex electric circuits, we get inspiration from an electronic component, PLD, to solve this problem.
A PLD or programmable logic device is used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike a logic gate, which has a fixed function, a PLD has an undefined function at the time of manufacture. Before the PLD can be used in a circuit it must be programmed, that is, reconfigured.
As is the fact, PLD serves as a milestone in the progress of digital technology and is now widespread in digital logic experiments. Thus we were motivated to apply it in cells and make logic-flexible, in another word, programmable gene circuits.

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-      				<h2 class="textTitle" style="margin-top:135px;">Project Motivation</h2>
+      				<h2 class="textTitle" style="margin-top:135px;">Background</h2>
-<p>Since the Programmable Logic Device has played a significant role in the progress of digital technology, we were motivated to apply it in cells to build  gene circuits, which means the logic inside cells can be changed up to the external stimulus we’ve given beforehand. We name it CPLD, which is short for Cell-based Programmable Logic Device.</p>
+<p>In the development of biosynthesis, numerous logic pathways have been designed to fullfil certain functions. However, all these imaginative designs lack an important feature ---- once they are designed, no further alter can be done to the unit, which makes it difficult to be applied as fundamental units to large-scale complex systems.</p>
-<h2>PLD</h2>
+<h2>Inspiration</h2>
-<p>A programmable logic device or PLD is an electronic component used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike a logic gate, which has a fixed function, a PLD has an undefined function at the time of manufacture. Before the PLD can be used in a circuit it must be programmed, that is, reconfigured.</br>
+<p> Since many of us frequently deal with complex electric circuits, we get inspiration from an electronic component, PLD, to solve this problem.</br>
-As is the fact, PLD serves as a milestone in the progress of digital technology and is now widespread in digital logic experiments.</br>
+ A PLD or programmable logic device is used to build reconfigurable digital circuits. Unlike a logic gate, which has a fixed function, a PLD has an undefined function at the time of manufacture. Before the PLD can be used in a circuit it must be programmed, that is, reconfigured.</br>
+As is the fact, PLD serves as a milestone in the progress of digital technology and is now
+widespread in digital logic experiments. Thus we were motivated to apply it in cells and make
+logic-flexible, in another word, programmable gene circuits.
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