IGEM:IMPERIAL/2007/Cell By Date/Design

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Cell by Date



3. End Result and what has to be done yet

The deliverables of this project pertain to how effective our system is as a TTI for hamburger meat.

One deliverable of this project would be a specification sheet showing how well our system works in a variety of scenarios. By looking at the various plots I would like on this specification sheet I can determine what needs to be done in the next few weeks. Firstly I would like to generate a isothermal 'shelf life curve' of our system which seems to be the method used in industry to represnet how a TTI works (Labuza,2006). Secondly I would like to present how system behaves under some dynamic temperature conditions, representing the potential breakdowns in the cold chain as this is the main area in which TTI are useful (Tauokis,2006).

Now working backwards from this end point I can see what needs to be done:

  1. Define & verify shelf lifes for meat (for a given packaging & type) under as many temperature scenarios as possible
  2. Research which of the scenarios in 1 we can re-create in our lab
    1. Temps above room temp : can leave for days on end
    2. Temps below room temp :
      1. 4 degrees can leave for days on end
      2. Any other temps will can only do for 9-5 (6 hour period)
      3. May be able to achieve above by shuttling stuff between Kirsten's lab and our own (not a very good method)
  3. Precict what will happen in each scenario we can re-create eg. at 4 degrees C we may not get a visible signal after 8 days
  4. Research increasing lifespan of sytem by adding ATP and t-RNA at the start of system life
  5. Determine optimum level of DNA concentration to use
    1. This will happen tomorrow for pTET at 37 degrees C ( as this is a temp we are sure to get expression at)
  6. Determine packaging for system eg. PCR tube so that evaporation won't be a problem
  7. Calibration curve for DsRed Express so that we can give meaning to our fluoresence levels

Rough Timetable:

Thrusday 27th Setpember :

  • Determine time taken to go off at 37 degrees C to see if we can use conc expt for something else
  • Check we have enough maxiprep DNA for tomorrow
  • Check we have ordered another batch of cell extract for next week

Friday 28th September : Determine Temperature Scenarios for next week

Monday 1st October - Friday 5th October :

  • pTET-Mut3B temperature scenario tests
  • DsRed Calibration curve & Degradation tests

Sunday 7th October : Preliminary Presentation (20 slides in total) and Wiki submission deadline

Monday 8th October - Friday 14th October : pTET-DsRED temperature scenario tests

Wednesday 10th October : Preliminary Write Up (presentation & wiki) Review : decide what left to be done

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