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Bacteria that absorb toxins in air (sulfur dioxide, etc) or water (?) | Bacteria that absorb toxins in air (sulfur dioxide, etc) or water (?) | ||
Something to detect toxin concentrations in air - wouldn't use e. coli because they need to grow in aqueous environments | Something to detect toxin concentrations in air - wouldn't use e. coli because they need to grow in aqueous environments (or could it work through liquid/air interface or on plates?) | ||
Organism that breaks down [something] (for removal of unwanted waste). | Organism that breaks down [something] (for removal of unwanted waste). | ||
==Health or Medicine== | ==Health or Medicine== | ||
Invasin-based tumor-seeking bacteria. | Invasin-based tumor-seeking bacteria. (what else could invasive bacteria do?) | ||
Bacteria for weight loss, other health benefits | Bacteria for weight loss, other health benefits | ||
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==New Application== | ==New Application== | ||
Robots that can smell, eat | |||
Connections between biological systems and electronic systems | |||
==Foundation Advance== | ==Foundation Advance== | ||
Slime molds, or other types of multicellular fungi - not sure what we'd do with them, but they've got some very cool properties (reproduction, communication, algorithms). I remember reading something about algorithms governing where hyphae grow, and how that has been linked to traffic design...I'll see if I can find it again... | Slime molds, or other types of multicellular fungi - not sure what we'd do with them, but they've got some very cool properties (reproduction, communication, algorithms). I remember reading something about algorithms governing where hyphae grow, and how that has been linked to traffic design...I'll see if I can find it again... | ||
Sound responsive/mechano-responsive organisms - bacteria that react in different ways in response to loud noises, or high frequencies | Sound responsive/mechano-responsive organisms - bacteria that react in different ways in response to loud noises, or high frequencies (screaming yeast?) | ||
==Information Processing== | ==Information Processing== | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 19 April 2010
Overall Ideas
Let's use biology in ways that make sense, aka lean on the strengths of biology to accomplish tasks better than would be done through other through.
Things biology is good at: parallel processing, self-regeneration, communication, ...?
Food or Energy
Allergen free foods - custom garden toolbox
Material conversion (to fuel)
Inspired by the lovely aroma in the hall just now: organisms that produce cool smells...like fresh baked cookies, or flowers... Or maybe organisms that can cover up bad smells? Would work by emitting a neutralizing chemical or by absorbing the nasty one...I guess this could go in environment actually
Environment
[E. Chromi]
Bacteria that absorb toxins in air (sulfur dioxide, etc) or water (?)
Something to detect toxin concentrations in air - wouldn't use e. coli because they need to grow in aqueous environments (or could it work through liquid/air interface or on plates?)
Organism that breaks down [something] (for removal of unwanted waste).
Health or Medicine
Invasin-based tumor-seeking bacteria. (what else could invasive bacteria do?)
Bacteria for weight loss, other health benefits
Manufacturing
Biofilms
Different colors of bio-films depending on environmental stimulus (could create patterns)
Light production (bioluminescence), organic lcd's wikipedia link
New Application
Robots that can smell, eat
Connections between biological systems and electronic systems
Foundation Advance
Slime molds, or other types of multicellular fungi - not sure what we'd do with them, but they've got some very cool properties (reproduction, communication, algorithms). I remember reading something about algorithms governing where hyphae grow, and how that has been linked to traffic design...I'll see if I can find it again...
Sound responsive/mechano-responsive organisms - bacteria that react in different ways in response to loud noises, or high frequencies (screaming yeast?)
Information Processing
Parallel computing??
