October 21, 2023
SVCE-CHENNAI # Agrobuddy: “Lab-grown Heroes on a Dual Mission” # Agriculture is an essential industry that provides the world with food and sustenance. The presence of agricultural pests, which can cause significant damage to crops and reduce yields, is one of the challenges that farmers face. Another emerging environmental concern is the proliferation of microplastics in agricultural fields. Microplastics have been a global environmental concern owing to their widespread pollution, which may pose risks to food security and human health once they enter agricultural soils.
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October 21, 2023
SWUer-China # Functional exploration of new genes in traction silk properties in garden spiders # The strength and toughness of spider silk make it a promising material. We have chosen the Nephila clavata for evolutionary analysis, and finally screened two new genes closely related to spider webbing behavior. And introduce the expression protein of the new genes into other biological silk materials to improve their mechanical properties, and explore the possibility of optimizing in vitro spinning conditions to achieve industrial preparation.
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October 21, 2023
SZU-China # PolycoBead-Integrated control strategy for tomato gray mold disease based on RNA-biopesticides and plant immune-inducing factors # Tomato grey mold is a specific fungal disease caused by Botrytis cinerea. SZU-China aims to combat tomato grey mold through synthetic biology. Firstly, utilize RNAi technology to silence crucial survival genes and virulence factors of the B. cinerea, employing innovative approaches including binding cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) with shRNA to significantly treat tomato grey mold.
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October 21, 2023
Tsinghua-TFL # A better carbon sequestration factory for improving agricultural productivity and land # The greenhouse effect and the resulting climate change pose significant challenges to global food security and land availability. Microalgae offer a promising solution to address these challenges. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, in particular, has unique characteristics that make it valuable.
温室効果とそれによる気候変動は、世界の食糧安全保障と土地利用可能性に大きな課題をもたらしています。微細藻類は、これらの課題に対処する有望な解決策を提供します。特に、ハイイロアオモリガメ属は、それが価値あるユニークな特性を持っています。
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iGEM Tsinghua-TFL Team Information iGEM Tsinghua-TFL Wiki
October 21, 2023
UAlberta # Project FEDDS: Developing an Integrated Fluorescence Detection System for Fungal Pathogens in Crop Fields # Fungal pathogens pose a significant threat to the agricultural industry causing extensive damage and crop loss. Fungi belonging to the Fusarium genus, known for its induction of “Fusarium Head Blight” (FHB) in cereal crops, cause severe crop damage and secrete mycotoxins. Current detection methods of Fusarium are lacking as they are time-consuming and require trained laboratory technicians.
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October 21, 2023
USC # Phage ΦEa104 to Optimize Phage Attack Against Fire Blight Bacteria Erwinia amylovora # Fire blight is highly contagious and difficult to control causing hundreds of acres to be cut down and burned. As antibiotics have been used increasingly over the past century, resistance to these life-saving medicines grows exponentially. Phage therapy offers an exciting alternative. Using phage ΦEa104, the phage was attempted to be optimized to attack the fire blight bacteria.
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October 21, 2023
WageningenUR # An Innovative Approach Towards Combatting Frost Damage in Fruit Trees # Late spring frost is the greatest climate-related hazard in agriculture. Climate Change causes early flowering in plants, making them more susceptible to frost damage. In the spring of 2017, $ 3,3 billion worth of crops were lost due to a single frost event in Europe. And unlike the flowers, this problem will only grow…
遅い春の霜は農業における最大の気候関連の危険性です。気候変動により、植物は早く花を咲かせ、霜害に対する脆弱性が高まります。2017年春には、ヨーロッパで発生した一度の霜害により33億ドル相当の作物が失われました。そして、この問題は花とは異なり、増大するばかりです…
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October 21, 2023
Waterloo # Guarden # Guarden is an innovative project focused on enhancing agricultural sustainability through RNA interference (RNAi) technology. Our project harnesses the power of minicells, derived from Escherichia coli, as efficient carriers of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to protect plants from devastating viral infections. By genetically modifying our host organism and optimizing growth conditions, we have developed a reliable and scalable minicell production system. In parallel, we employ mathematical models to elucidate complex viral dynamics and thrip behavior to improve disease management.
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October 21, 2023
Wuhan-Hubei-China # Production of high protein straw feed by recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae # In the context of human and animal competition for food, the cost of food feed continues to rise. In addition, a lot of straw resources are wasted every year. We propose to convert straw into non-food feed to ease economic pressure on farmers and protect food security. Our project created a Saccharomyces cerevisiae that efficiently uses cellulose by fusing and expressing three cellulase genes, effectively converting cellulose into single-cell proteins.
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October 21, 2023
XMU-China # Naiads (Novel anti-icing and anti-drought solutions) # Naiads is a Greek goddess who upholds water and safeguards our land. But recently, extreme weather has damaged soil health severely and become a major barrier to agriculture development. Unfortunately, most of the existing methods are neither convenient, efficient, nor eco-friendly. Thus, Naiads is cooperating with XMU-China to solve soil problems this year. For soil frost, the engineered bacteria are used to produce antifreeze proteins under low temperatures.
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