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<ul class="menu clearfix"><li class="first last expanded active-trail"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project" title="" class="active-trail active">Project</a><ul class="menu clearfix"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning" title="">Cloning</a></li> | <ul class="menu clearfix"><li class="first last expanded active-trail"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project" title="" class="active-trail active">Project</a><ul class="menu clearfix"><li class="first leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning" title="">Cloning</a></li> | ||
| + | <li class="leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Transforming" title="We transformed stuff.">Transforming</a></li> | ||
<li class="leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing" title="">Growing</a></li> | <li class="leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing" title="">Growing</a></li> | ||
<li class="leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Designing" title="">Designing</a></li> | <li class="leaf"><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Designing" title="">Designing</a></li> | ||
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| - | < | + | <center><img style="border: solid black 1px; margin-bottom: 20px;" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8039/8044354076_8e5be7137a_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>Aseatobacter (A-Seat-Obacter, like <i>acetobacter xylinum</i>) began as a vision; a vision of fully formed seats and chairs emerging from giant vats of colorful bioengineered bacteria.</p> |
<p>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> | <p>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> | ||
<h1><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning">Cloning</a></h1> | <h1><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Cloning">Cloning</a></h1> | ||
<p>Learn about our cloning techniques, protocols, and adventures along the way.</p> | <p>Learn about our cloning techniques, protocols, and adventures along the way.</p> | ||
| + | <h1><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Transforming">Transforming</a></h1> | ||
| + | <p>How we transformed things before we cloned them.</p> | ||
<h1><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing">Growing</a></h1> | <h1><a href="/Team:NYU_Gallatin/Project/Growing">Growing</a></h1> | ||
<p>See how we learned to grow cellulose in Kombucha tea, and produced sheeting on a large scale.</p> | <p>See how we learned to grow cellulose in Kombucha tea, and produced sheeting on a large scale.</p> | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 1 October 2012
Project Aseatobacter
Aseatobacter (A-Seat-Obacter, like acetobacter xylinum) began as a vision; a vision of fully formed seats and chairs emerging from giant vats of colorful bioengineered bacteria.
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, protocols, and adventures along the way.
Transforming
How we transformed things before we cloned them.
Growing
See how we learned to grow cellulose in Kombucha tea, and produced sheeting on a large scale.
Designing
Creating functional products out of completely natural materials takes creativity and flare.
Technology
Check out the original software and integrations we created for the Aseatobacter project.
Socializing
Our human practices involved a 500+ response survey and a pop-up shoppe in Brooklyn!
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.
