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W&M iGEM 2018
2018 iGEM Project
The 2018 project focused on building a mathematical and biological framework for designing synthetic circuit capable of interpreting and converting dynamic signals.
A fundamental goal of synthetic biology is the ability to create synthetic systems capable of effectively interfacing with natural systems. In natural systems, information is usually transmitted dynamically; that is, information is transmitted based upon how the system changes over time, rather than by the system’s value at any given point in time. This presents an obstacle for synthetic biologists hoping to study or interact with these systems, as there are currently no synthetic systems explicitly designed to distinguish and process information encoded in this dynamic manner. To address this problem, our project this year focused on the design and creation of a synthetic circuit capable of converting the dynamic information present in natural systems into a form usable by existing synthetic circuits. This circuit, which we term the decoder, would be of great use to field, enabling more effective integration of synthetic and natural systems. Learn more about the project here. |