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=== PhytoEstrogen Scarfing E coli === | |||
*Engineer gut ''E. coli'' to produce proteins which bind preferentially to estrogen, causing it to not be digested. | |||
*Solution to the increase in excess estrogen from vegetarian/vegan diets, soy, and water bottles | |||
=== Peanut Allergen Detection Protein === | |||
*Synthetically design a protein that can recognize and report detection of a peanut (or other common food allergy) allergen. | |||
*This has apparently already been done, and is marketed to large scale food producers (cite missing; Julius?) | |||
=== Genetically modified lettuce === | === Genetically modified lettuce === |
Revision as of 20:23, 21 March 2010
Brainstorm Area
Interesting Links
Interesting Papers
- Interesting Papers go here.
Top Ideas
- Place and expand upon the most promising ideas here.
All Brainstorm Ideas
PhytoEstrogen Scarfing E coli
- Engineer gut E. coli to produce proteins which bind preferentially to estrogen, causing it to not be digested.
- Solution to the increase in excess estrogen from vegetarian/vegan diets, soy, and water bottles
Peanut Allergen Detection Protein
- Synthetically design a protein that can recognize and report detection of a peanut (or other common food allergy) allergen.
- This has apparently already been done, and is marketed to large scale food producers (cite missing; Julius?)
Genetically modified lettuce
- Transposons
- Done in Japan, multiple places
- Add whey protein, p1025 to fight cavities, etc
- (Carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, petunias, cabbage?)
Bacterial Shampoo / Soap
- Flourescent / Colorful
Induce an entire colony to retract together
- How?
Square Bacteria
- These bacteria grow in squares!
- http://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Haloquadra
- Lampropedia hyalina
Cholesterol / Saturated Fats Scarfing or Digestion
- Modify E-Coli so that it produces either
- Enzymes that digest Cholesterol or Saturated Fats to something healthier, or
- Proteins that bind to Cholesterol or Saturated Fats so that they can't be absorbed
Induced cancer-based guided evolution
- I was not there for the discussion of this, so someone else should fill this in.
- However, I did find something called Ti, or a tumor inducing plasmid. The article can be found here.
- Plasmid that can induce cancer, causing mutations
- Select for those that most strongly express desired mechanism
- Alternative to PCR-induced guided mutation