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                <h1 class="head">Integrated Human Practices</h1>
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                <h7 class="subtitle">Reaching Across The Tracks </h7>
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                             <h3>Enterprise Visit</h3></br>
 
                             <h3>Enterprise Visit</h3></br>
 
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                                 “Bring our project to life” is always our final goal. Therefore, we visited the
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                                 “Bring our project to life” is always our final goal. Therefore, we visited  
                                 China Steel Corporation, which is the largest steel maker in Taiwan, to gained the truth opinions from  
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                                 China Steel Corporation, which is the largest steel maker in Taiwan, to gain the
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                                truth opinions from
 
                                 our future potential users. In addition,
 
                                 our future potential users. In addition,
                                 we also visit the Annan campus of NCKU to learn their experience from research to
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                                 we also visit the An-nan campus of NCKU to see the progress from research to
 
                                 practice, including the cost calculation, evaluation and benefit analysis, etc.
 
                                 practice, including the cost calculation, evaluation and benefit analysis, etc.
 
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                                     <h1>Visit An-Nan Campus of NCKU</h1>
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                                     <h1>Visit An-nan Campus of NCKU</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">We visited a microalgae cultivation demonstration plant. With the advice                              given, we modified our bioreactor design for practical application in industry.</div>
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                                        We visited a microalgae farm, which provided us with a wealth of knowledge
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                                        about the considerations needed to design a bioreactor. With the advices given,
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                                        we modified our bioreactor design for practical application in industry.
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                                 <h9>8</h9>
 
                                 <h9>8</h9>
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                                                 NCKU</h5>
 
                                                 NCKU</h5>
 
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">As part of iGEMers, our team wishes to bridge the gap
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">As a part of iGEMers, our team wishes to bridge the gap
 
                                                 between laboratories and
 
                                                 between laboratories and
                                                 industry. In order to obtain more information about CO<sub>2</sub>  
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                                                 industry. In order to obtain more information about CO<sub>2</sub>
 
                                                 biofixation, we visited microalgae cultivation demonstration plant in
 
                                                 biofixation, we visited microalgae cultivation demonstration plant in
                                                 An-Nan Campus of National Cheng-Kung University. The microalgae cultivation  
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                                                 An-Nan Campus of National Cheng-Kung University. The microalgae
                                                 demonstration is a project managed by Professor Jo-Shu
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                                                cultivation
                                                 Chang, an expert in biofixation of CO<sub>2</sub> from industry using marine
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                                                 demonstration is a project managed by Professor Jo-Shu
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                                                 Chang, an expert in biofixation of CO<sub>2</sub> from industry using
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                                                marine
 
                                                 algae. We toured their microalgae
 
                                                 algae. We toured their microalgae
 
                                                 cultivation systems, and were impressed by their idea of converting
 
                                                 cultivation systems, and were impressed by their idea of converting
 
                                                 microalgae into functional
 
                                                 microalgae into functional
                                                 products. This inspired us to synthesis commercial products from  
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                                                 products. This inspired us to synthesis commercial products from
 
                                                 CO<sub>2</sub> in
 
                                                 CO<sub>2</sub> in
                                                 modified <i>E. coli</i> They also
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                                                 modified <i>E. coli</i>. They also
 
                                                 provided us with a wealth of knowledge about the considerations needed
 
                                                 provided us with a wealth of knowledge about the considerations needed
 
                                                 to
 
                                                 to
 
                                                 design a bioreactor for
 
                                                 design a bioreactor for
                                                 utilization of CO<sub>2</sub> and evaluate cost effectiveness of our project.  
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                                                 utilization of CO<sub>2</sub> and evaluated cost effectiveness of our
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                                                project.
 
                                                 CO<sub>2</sub>
 
                                                 CO<sub>2</sub>
 
                                                 concentration in flue gas
 
                                                 concentration in flue gas
                                                 can be as high as 20~30%, thus it is necessary for us to lower the  
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                                                 can be as high as 20~30%, thus it is necessary for us to lower the
 
                                                 CO<sub>2</sub>
 
                                                 CO<sub>2</sub>
 
                                                 concentration level before
 
                                                 concentration level before
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                                     <h1>Visit China Steel Corporation</h1>
 
                                     <h1>Visit China Steel Corporation</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">After we participate in the Asia-Pacific conference, we
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                                         organized
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                                         China Steel Corporation, the largest integrated steel maker in Taiwan. They concerned the application of our system and gave us many advices. After the interview, we  revised
                                        some questions
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                                         our pro designs to more satisfy their need.
                                        and made a report to china steel. We consider the implementation of industrial
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                                        and
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                                         make a present
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                                        to CSC.</div>
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                                 <h9>13</h9>
 
                                 <h9>13</h9>
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                                                 domestic market. Major
 
                                                 domestic market. Major
 
                                                 export destinations are Mainland China (including HongKong), Japan and
 
                                                 export destinations are Mainland China (including HongKong), Japan and
                                                 Southeast Asia.
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                                                 Southeast Asia.<sup>[1]</sup>
 
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                                             </p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">After we participate in the Asia-Pacific conference,
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">After participating at the Asia-Pacific conference,
 
                                                 we
 
                                                 we
 
                                                 organized some questions
 
                                                 organized some questions
                                                 and made a report to china steel. We consider the implementation of
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                                                 and made a report to CSC. We consider the implementation of
                                                 industrial and make a present
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                                                 industrial and have a presentation
                                                 to CSC. We also got some feedback from them. Their point of concern is
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                                                 to CSC. We also got some feedback from them. Their concern is
 
                                                 that
 
                                                 that
 
                                                 the smoke emitted by
 
                                                 the smoke emitted by
 
                                                 the factory is not completely carbon dioxide, but will contain some
 
                                                 the factory is not completely carbon dioxide, but will contain some
 
                                                 impurities like SOx and NOx. So
 
                                                 impurities like SOx and NOx. So
                                                 they asked more about whether <i>E. coli</i> can survive and react in this
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                                                 they asked more about whether <i>E. coli</i> can survive and react in
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                                                this
 
                                                 environment. In addition, they
 
                                                 environment. In addition, they
                                                 also praise our idea of removing carbon and solving the disadvantages
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                                                 also praised our idea of removing carbon and solving the disadvantages
 
                                                 of
 
                                                 of
 
                                                 microalgae space. They
 
                                                 microalgae space. They
                                                 even say that they are very supportive of young people’s ideas, and
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                                                 even said that they are very supportive of young people’ s ideas and
 
                                                 there
 
                                                 there
 
                                                 are opportunities for
 
                                                 are opportunities for
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                                             </p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We started thinking about the growth environment that
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">After the interview, we thought more about the growth environment that
                                                 E.
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                                                 <i>E. coli</i> can tolerate, including
                                                coli can tolerate,
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                                                 excess CO<sub>2</sub> concentration , SOx, NOx and even metal
                                                 excess carbon dioxide concentration , SOx, NOx and even metal
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                                                 particles.
 
                                                 particles.
                                                 Therefore, we want to
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                                                 Therefore, we hope to
 
                                                 design a system that processes metal particles and cooling gas
 
                                                 design a system that processes metal particles and cooling gas
 
                                                 beforehand
 
                                                 beforehand
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                                             <img class="contentimg col-12" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/2/26/T--NCKU_Tainan--home_IMG_0099.jpg">
 
                                             <img class="contentimg col-12" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/2/26/T--NCKU_Tainan--home_IMG_0099.jpg">
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                                            <p class="pcontent smallp">[1] ChinaSteel<a class="link" href="http://www.csc.com.tw/csc_e/ch/ifo/ifo.html">
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                                                    Basic Information</a></p>
  
 
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                                 to understand first. Apart from devoting ourselves to researching a large number of
 
                                 to understand first. Apart from devoting ourselves to researching a large number of
 
                                 papers, the most direct and fastest way is to go to visit professors in related
 
                                 papers, the most direct and fastest way is to go to visit professors in related
                                 fields of expertise to gain their suggestion. In addition, each of professor has
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                                 fields of expertise. In addition, each of professor has
                                 their specialty respectively, so accepting opinion from different professional
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                                 their specialty respectively. Accepting opinions from different professional
 
                                 field makes our project more comprehensive.
 
                                 field makes our project more comprehensive.
 
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Dr. Ng I Son</h1>
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Ng</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">Dr. Ng is the mother of NCKU-iGEM team. Since the
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                         establishment of NCKU-iGEM 2016, Dr. Ng have brought synthetic biology as
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                                        Prof. Ng is the mother of NCKU-iGEM team. Except for teaching us knowledge about
                                         well as iGEM to the flashlight of NCKU campus.</div>
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                                         synthetic biology, she always reminds us to think more about the real
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                                         application of our project.
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                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Dr. Ng is the mother of NCKU-iGEM team. Since the
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Ng is the mother of NCKU-iGEM team. Since the
                                                 establishment of NCKU-iGEM 2016, Dr. Ng have brought synthetic
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                                                 establishment of NCKU-iGEM in 2016, Prof. Ng has brought synthetic biology as well as iGEM to the spotlight  of NCKU campus. Prof. Ng
                                                biology as well as iGEM to the flashlight of NCKU campus. Dr. Ng
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                                                 always inspires team members by asking us some critical questions
 
                                                 always inspires team members by asking us some critical questions
 
                                                 without telling us the answer directly. She gave us advice from
 
                                                 without telling us the answer directly. She gave us advice from
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Various useful advice was given by her. She emphasized
 
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Various useful advice was given by her. She emphasized
 
                                                 the
 
                                                 the
                                                 advantage of protein production by <i>E. coli</i>, she also suggested us
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                                                 advantage of protein production by <i>E. coli</i>, she also suggested
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                                                us
 
                                                 to study more on high cell density fermentation. Without her timely
 
                                                 to study more on high cell density fermentation. Without her timely
 
                                                 advice, our team cannot improve our project.</p>
 
                                                 advice, our team cannot improve our project.</p>
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                                 </div>
 
                                 <div class="right">
 
                                 <div class="right">
                                     <h1>Meetup with Dr. I-Hsiu</h1>
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Huang</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">Our PI, Dr. Huang works as an assistant professor under the
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                        institute of Basic Medical Sciences in National Cheng Kung University.</div>
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                                        Prof. Huang work as an associate professor under the institute of Basic Medical
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                                        Sciences of NCKU. He provided us all the resources that we needed. He also gave
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                                        us many ideas when we have met difficulties in our progress whether it is dry
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                                        lab or wet lab.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Meetup with Dr. I-Hsiu</h5>
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Meetup with Prof. Huang</h5>
 
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                                                 <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
 
                                                 <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
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                                         </div>
 
                                         </div>
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Our PI, Dr. Huang works as an assistant professor under
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Our PI, Prof. Huang is an associate professor
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                                                of
 
                                                 the institute of Basic Medical Sciences in National Cheng Kung
 
                                                 the institute of Basic Medical Sciences in National Cheng Kung
                                                 Univercity. His major field is Bacteriology, Bacteria Genetics, and
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                                                 University. His major field is Bacteriology, Bacteria Genetics, and
 
                                                 Molecular Biology. </p>
 
                                                 Molecular Biology. </p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We invited Dr. Huang to attend our first presentation.
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We invited Prof. Huang to attend our first presentation.
 
                                                 During our first
 
                                                 During our first
 
                                                 presentation, he provided us a lot of useful feedback and we could feel
 
                                                 presentation, he provided us a lot of useful feedback and we could feel
                                                 the intention of Dr. Huang. So, our team think that Dr. Huang could
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                                                 the intention of Prof. Huang. So, our team thought that Prof. Huang could
 
                                                 guide us for all our project and we wanted to invite him as our PI.
 
                                                 guide us for all our project and we wanted to invite him as our PI.
                                                 Luckily, we have succeed! </p>
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                                                 Luckily, we have succeeded! </p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">From Dr. Huang's first day as our PI, he did a lots
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Since the day Prof. Huang joined us, he
                                                for us. Firstly, he
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                                                 provided us all the resources that we needed or could make it more
                                                 provided us all the resources that we needed or could make us more
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                                                 convenient. Secondly, he gave us many ideas when we had met
                                                 convenient. Secondly, he gave us many ideas when we have met
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                                                 difficulties or junctions in our progress whether it was dry lab or wet
                                                 difficulties or junctions in our progress whether it is dry lab or wet
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                                                 lab. We really appreciated what he has told and taught us.
                                                 lab. We really appreciated to what he have told and taught to us.
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                                             </p>
 
                                             </p>
  
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                                 <div class="right">
 
                                 <div class="right">
                                     <h1>Meetup with Dr. Hashimoto </h1>
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Hashimoto </h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">Our secondary PI, Professor Hashimoto Masayuki is a
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                        project assistant professor from Institute of Molecular Medicine. </div>
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                                        Prof. Hashimoto is a project assistant professor from Institute of
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                                        Molecular Medicine. After the discussion with him, we found out the feasibility
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                                        of expressing CA in <i>E. coli</i>. Therefore, we decided to clone the CA gene
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                                        into
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                                        the <i>E .coli</i>.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Meetup with Prof.
 
                                                 Hashimoto </h5>
 
                                                 Hashimoto </h5>
 
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                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Our secondary PI, Professor Hashimoto Masayuki is a
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Our secondary PI, Prof. Hashimoto Masayuki is a
 
                                                 project assistant professor from Institute of Molecular Medicine. </p>
 
                                                 project assistant professor from Institute of Molecular Medicine. </p>
  
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">The host organism in our project is <i>E. coli</i>. Professor
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">The host organism in our project is <i>E. coli</i>.
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                                                Prof.
 
                                                 Hashimoto is
 
                                                 Hashimoto is
 
                                                 familiar with the genetic manipulation of <i>E. coli</i>, therefore we
 
                                                 familiar with the genetic manipulation of <i>E. coli</i>, therefore we
 
                                                 introduced our idea to him. One of his research is about the effect of
 
                                                 introduced our idea to him. One of his research is about the effect of
                                                 carbonic anhydrase (CA) to the growth of <i>E. coli</i>. Since we wanted to
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                                                 carbonic anhydrase (CA) to the growth of <i>E. coli</i>. Since we
                                                 introduce heterologous CA into the <i>E. coli</i>, he suggested us to consider
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                                                wanted to
                                                 whether it will compete with the native CA of <i>E. coli</i>, which might
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                                                 introduce heterologous CA into the <i>E. coli</i>, he suggested us to
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                                                consider
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                                                 whether it will compete with the native CA of <i>E. coli</i>, which
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                                                might
 
                                                 affect the function of the heterologous CA. Also, Professor Hashimoto
 
                                                 affect the function of the heterologous CA. Also, Professor Hashimoto
 
                                                 introduced the concept of homologous recombination to us as we had the
 
                                                 introduced the concept of homologous recombination to us as we had the
                                                 idea to insert our construction into <i>E. coli</i> chromosome. However, we
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                                                 idea to insert our construction into <i>E. coli</i> chromosome.
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                                                However, we
 
                                                 were suggested not to do the homologous recombination due to the
 
                                                 were suggested not to do the homologous recombination due to the
 
                                                 limited time we had. </p>
 
                                                 limited time we had. </p>
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">After the discussion, we started to review journals
 
                                             <p class="hpcontent">After the discussion, we started to review journals
 
                                                 and found out the
 
                                                 and found out the
                                                 feasibility of expressing both native and non-native CA in <i>E. coli</i>. We
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                                                 feasibility of expressing both native and non-native CA in <i>E. coli</i>.
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                                                We
 
                                                 found out that there were research which expressed heterologous CA
 
                                                 found out that there were research which expressed heterologous CA
                                                 successfully. Therefore we decided to clone the CA gene into the E
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                                                 successfully. Therefore we decided to clone the CA gene into the <i>E
                                                 .coli. </p>
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                                                 .coli</i>. </p>
  
  
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                                 <div class="right">
                                     <h1>Meetup with Professor Bieng-Zih Hsieh
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Hsieh
 
                                     </h1>
 
                                     </h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">This year, our project is related to carbon sequestration.
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                         Therefore, we grab the chance to discuss our idea with Professor Bieng-Zih
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                                         Prof. Hsieh is an associate professor in the department of
                                         Hsieh.</div>
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                                         Resources Engineering. He introduced some carbon capture and utilization
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                                        strategies that implemented in the industry currently.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>28</h9>
 
                                 <h9>28</h9>
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Meetup with Professor
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Meetup with Prof.
                                                 Bieng-Zih Hsieh
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                                                 Hsieh
 
                                             </h5>
 
                                             </h5>
 
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">This year, our project is related to carbon
 
                                             <p class="hpcontent">This year, our project is related to carbon
 
                                                 sequestration. Therefore, we grab the chance to discuss our idea with
 
                                                 sequestration. Therefore, we grab the chance to discuss our idea with
                                                 Professor Bieng-Zih Hsieh. Professor Bieng-Zih Hsieh is an associate
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                                                 Prof. Bieng-Zih Hsieh. Prof. Hsieh is an associate
                                                 professor from the Department of Resources Engineering. One of his
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                                                 professor in the Department of Resources Engineering. One of his
                                                 research topics is about CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration, which is a topic that
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                                                 research topics is about CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration, which is a topic
                                                 related to our project, the difference is he employs a physical method
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                                                that
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                                                 related to our project, the difference is that he employs a physical method
 
                                                 in this aspect, while we use a biological method. </p>
 
                                                 in this aspect, while we use a biological method. </p>
  
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                                                 However, he
 
                                                 However, he
 
                                                 introduced the idea of carbon utilization to us as he thought it is
 
                                                 introduced the idea of carbon utilization to us as he thought it is
                                                 more suitable for our project. Professor Hsieh introduced some carbon
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                                                 more suitable for our project. Prof. Hsieh introduced some carbon
 
                                                 capture or utilization strategies that implemented in the industry
 
                                                 capture or utilization strategies that implemented in the industry
                                                 currently and suggested us to do more research on those methods. He also
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                                                 currently and suggested us to do more research on those methods. He
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                                                also
 
                                                 reminded us to compare our system with other biological approach to
 
                                                 reminded us to compare our system with other biological approach to
 
                                                 figure out our strength and weakness. </p>
 
                                                 figure out our strength and weakness. </p>
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                                 <div class="right">
                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Chung
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Peng
 
                                     </h1>
 
                                     </h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">Prof. Chao Chung, Peng is an assistant professor of
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                        Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and International Bachelor
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                                        Prof. Peng is an assistant professor in Energy program. He gave us
                                        Degree Program on Energy. He used to work in China steel corp. so he
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                                        some advices in engineering pointview. Therefore, we tried to rewrite a big
                                         gave us a chance to contact CSC.</div>
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                                         scope of our project and defined the points that we have to fulfill.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>22</h9>
 
                                 <h9>22</h9>
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Prof. Chao Chung, Peng
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                                             <h5 class="modal-title" id="exampleModalLongTitle">Prof. Peng
 
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                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Chao Chung, Peng is an assistant professor of
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Chao-Chung Peng is an assistant professor in
 
                                                 Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and International Bachelor
 
                                                 Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics and International Bachelor
                                                 Degree Program on Energy. He used to work in China steel corp. so he
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                                                 Degree Program on Energy. He used to work in China steel corporation (CSC) so he
 
                                                 gave us a chance to contact CSC.</p>
 
                                                 gave us a chance to contact CSC.</p>
  
 
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We met up with prof. Chung to get some suggestions
 
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We met up with prof. Chung to get some suggestions
                                                 which more proving
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                                                 which more helpful for
 
                                                 our direction of our projects. Prof. Chung is proficient in energy
 
                                                 our direction of our projects. Prof. Chung is proficient in energy
                                                 field, different from giving us experimental technical advice, he gave
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                                                 field, different from giving us experimental technical advice, and he gave
 
                                                 us more about suggestion for action on device and ideas.</p>
 
                                                 us more about suggestion for action on device and ideas.</p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">He thinks that when we look for our advantages, we can
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">He thought that when we look for our advantages, we can
 
                                                 take apart each
 
                                                 take apart each
 
                                                 of our research processes and experimental steps, and find every
 
                                                 of our research processes and experimental steps, and find every
                                                 possible point that is more inefficient. The benefit of the whole
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                                                 possible point that is less efficient. The benefit of the whole
 
                                                 project is very great. For example, what kind of way we can use to let
 
                                                 project is very great. For example, what kind of way we can use to let
                                                 every <i>E. coli</i> to eat most CO<sub>2</sub>, the way we replace our cultured <i>E. coli</i>.
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                                                 every <i>E. coli</i> to eat most CO<sub>2</sub>, the way we replace our
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                                                cultured <i>E. coli</i>.
 
                                                 It is true that there are existing ways we can think more about
 
                                                 It is true that there are existing ways we can think more about
                                                 how we can improve. Also, professor telled us we must be very
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                                                 how we can improve. He also emphized that we must be very
 
                                                 understandable about our project, it included our advantages,
 
                                                 understandable about our project, it included our advantages,
 
                                                 disadvantages, potential threat, our whole project process, and the
 
                                                 disadvantages, potential threat, our whole project process, and the
                                                 most optimum environment we should provide for our <i>E. coli</i>. The more we
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                                                 most optimum environment we should provide for our <i>E. coli</i>. The
                                                 realized our project, we could find more possibility of development. After
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                                                more we
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                                                 realized our project, we could find more possibility of development.
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                                                After
 
                                                 talking with professor, we inspired more ideas and found direction
 
                                                 talking with professor, we inspired more ideas and found direction
 
                                                 about our project more clearly.</p>
 
                                                 about our project more clearly.</p>
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                                     <h1>Communication with NCHU
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                                     <h1>Conversation with Prof. Huang
                                        Prof. Huang
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                                     </h1>
 
                                     </h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">We had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Huang Chieh-Chen from
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                         NCHU, whose
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                                        We had an opportunity to speak with Prof. Chieh-Chen Huang from
                                        work includes the reverse TCA cycle of engineered carbon capturing <i>E. coli</i>.</div>
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                                         NCHU, and he suggested that we can culture our engineered <i>E.coli</i> in an
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                                        anaerobic condition.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>31</h9>
 
                                 <h9>31</h9>
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Huang
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We had an opportunity to speak with Prof.  
                                                 Chieh-Chen from National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in the Asia
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                                                 Chieh-Chen Huang from National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) in the Asia
 
                                                 Pacific Conference, whose work includes the reverse TCA cycle of
 
                                                 Pacific Conference, whose work includes the reverse TCA cycle of
                                                 engineered carbon capturing <i>E. coli</i>. Upon our discussion, Dr. Huang
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                                                 engineered carbon capturing <i>E. coli</i>. Upon our discussion, Prof.
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                                                Huang
 
                                                 raised the issue of the low efficiency of one of our enzymes, Rubisco
 
                                                 raised the issue of the low efficiency of one of our enzymes, Rubisco
                                                 and suggested that we cultured our engineered <i>E. coli</i> in an anaerobic
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                                                 and suggested that we cultured our engineered <i>E. coli</i> in an
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                                                anaerobic
 
                                                 condition. Since Rubisco, the ribulose-1,5-biphosphate
 
                                                 condition. Since Rubisco, the ribulose-1,5-biphosphate
 
                                                 carboxylase/oxygenase is an enzyme catalyzing the reaction of either
 
                                                 carboxylase/oxygenase is an enzyme catalyzing the reaction of either
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                                     <h1>Meetup with PhD. student, Hai-Xuan</h1>
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                                     <h1>Conversation with PhD. Chen</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">We discussed with the senior, HAI-XUAN CHENG. He is the PhD
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                        student
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                                        Hai-Xuan Chen, who is the PhD student in the department of Environmental
                                        from the lab of
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                                        Engineering. In this discussion with him, we found out several ways to improve
                                        LIANG-MING HUANG in the department of Environmental Engineering. His research
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                                         our project including more pathways we considered and node analysis we can
                                         is
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                                         calculated.
                                         about biological
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                                    </div>
                                        modeling.</div>
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                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>3</h9>
 
                                 <h9>3</h9>
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Huang
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">
                                                 Chieh-Chen
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                                                We discuss with the senior, Hai-Xuan Chen. He is the PhD student from the lab of Prof. Liang-Ming Huang in the department of Environmental Engineering. His research is about biological modeling.
                                                 from National Chung Hsing
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                                            </p>
                                                 University (NCHU) in the Asia Pacific Conference, whose work includes
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                                                 the
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">
                                                reverse TCA cycle of
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                                                 We chose Multi-fuel pure oxygen combustion reduction and Advanced
                                                 engineered carbon capturing <i>E. coli</i>. Upon our discussion, Dr. Huang
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                                                 carbon capture combustion technology which have closely related to our
                                                raised
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                                                 project. Interestingly, we found that in such business matchmaking
                                                 the issue of the low
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                                                 conference involved in many vendors, most of them focused more on what
                                                efficiency of one of our enzymes, Rubisco and suggested that we culture
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                                                 benefit they create rather than the detailed technology process.
                                                our
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                                            </p>
                                                engineered <i>E. coli</i> in an
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                                                anaerobic condition. Since Rubisco, the ribulose-1,5-biphosphate
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">
                                                carboxylase/oxygenase is an enzyme
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                                                 Our discussion is about biological modeling. At first, we have to collect the experiment data, so that we can build the model from our experiment. After that, we improve our parameter of model to make our modeling more accurate. In this way, we can operate our model before we start doing our experiment.
                                                catalyzing the reaction of either carbon dioxide or oxygen with
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                                            </p>
                                                ribulose-1,5-biphosphate (RuBP) as
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">
                                                the name itself suggests, putting our system in an aerobic condition
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                                                After discussion, we have to consider more possible pathways from xylose to pyruvate. Therefore, there is another pathway we have to figure out and build the model to check which pathway our e.coli will go. On the other hand, we can know pyruvate where it comes from by node analysis, and we can realize pyruvate from xylose or carbon dioxide uptake afterwards.
                                                would
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</p>
                                                significantly lower the
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<p class="hpcontent">
                                                efficiency of capturing carbon dioxide due to the similarities between
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Most important of all, it will produce carbon dioxide in glycolysis. Hence, we have to consider the carbon dioxide we produce, and then compare the carbon dioxide we fix. In this discussion, we find out several ways to improve our project including more pathway we consider and node analysis we can calculate.
                                                gaseous carbon dioxide and
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</p>
                                                oxygen. </p>
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Chang</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext"> Prof. Jo-Shu Chang complete a microalge carbon utilization
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                                         system in ANAN
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                                        Prof. Jo-Shu Chang has a lot of specialties. He completed a microalge
                                        Campus of NCKU which helped the largest energy company in Taiwan.</div>
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                                        carbon
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                                         utilization system in An-nan Campus of NCKU which help the largest energy company
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                                        in Taiwan.
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Jo-Shu Chang was under a lot of specialties of
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Jo-Shu Chang has a lot of specialties of
                                                 Biochemical Engineering, Microalgae Biotechnology, CO2 reutilization,
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                                                 Biochemical Engineering, Microalgae Biotechnology, CO<sub>2</sub> reutilization, Cecycling economy, Biomass Energy, Environmental Biotechnology, Applied
                                                Circular Economy, Biomass Energy, Environmental Biotechnology, Applied
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                                                 Microbiology. He completes a microalge carbon utilization system in An-nan
                                                 Microbiology. He complete a microalge carbon utilization system in ANAN
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                                                 Campus of NCKU which helped the largest energy company in Taiwan (CPC,
 
                                                 Campus of NCKU which helped the largest energy company in Taiwan (CPC,
                                                 Taiwan) and Taiwan's No.2 CO<sub>2</sub> emission company (China Steel Co.) to
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                                                 Taiwan) and the largest steel maker in Taiwan (CSC) to
 
                                                 develop the research platform of microalgae-based flue gas CO<sub>2</sub>
 
                                                 develop the research platform of microalgae-based flue gas CO<sub>2</sub>
                                                 biofixation technology.Besides, Since 2009, Prof. Chang served as the PI
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                                                 biofixation technology. Besides, Since 2009, Prof. Chang served as the
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                                                PI
 
                                                 of National Energy Program (NEP) projects and focused on
 
                                                 of National Energy Program (NEP) projects and focused on
                                                 microalgae-based CO<sub>2</sub> capture and utilization for biofuels production
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                                                 microalgae-based CO<sub>2</sub> capture and utilization for biofuels
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                                                production
 
                                                 and biorefinery. </p>
 
                                                 and biorefinery. </p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Our project is to reuse the carbon dioxide emitted
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Our project is to reuse the CO<sub>2</sub> emitted
                                                from the industry
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                                          in the industry
                                                 with a biological way. Although the pathway of carbon flow in <i>E. coli</i>
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                                                 with a biological way. Although the pathway of carbon flow in <i>E.
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                                                    coli</i>
 
                                                 and in microalge are quite different, it is really important for us to
 
                                                 and in microalge are quite different, it is really important for us to
 
                                                 understand the current method of biological carbon utilization before
 
                                                 understand the current method of biological carbon utilization before
 
                                                 we begin our research. We want to deeply understand the whole
 
                                                 we begin our research. We want to deeply understand the whole
                                                 microalgae culture pool system including the position of CO<sub>2</sub> pipeline,
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                                                 microalgae culture pool system including the position of CO<sub>2</sub>
                                                 downstream process, pool cleaning and how is the progress of an
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                                                pipeline,
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                                                 downstream process, pool cleaning and how is the progress of a
 
                                                 research in lab turning into real application.What's more, we
 
                                                 research in lab turning into real application.What's more, we
 
                                                 He subsequently proposed a 'zero emission' biohydrogen system
 
                                                 He subsequently proposed a 'zero emission' biohydrogen system
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                                                 hydrogen fuel cell.</p>
 
                                                 hydrogen fuel cell.</p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Chang lets us visit how his project work in ANAN
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">Prof. Chang lets us visit how his project work in An-nan
                                                 campus(link).
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                                                 campus.
                                                 Prof. Chang's team has been working with China Steel Co. and CPC,
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                                                 Prof. Chang's team has been working with CSC and CPC,
                                                 Taiwan to develop innovative microalgae-based flue gas CO<sub>2</sub> reduction
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                                                 Taiwan to develop innovative microalgae-based flue gas CO<sub>2</sub>
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                                                reduction
 
                                                 and biofuels production technologies. Therefore, they shared the
 
                                                 and biofuels production technologies. Therefore, they shared the
 
                                                 progress of the whole technologies coming out. From the beginning,
 
                                                 progress of the whole technologies coming out. From the beginning,
                                                 Prof. Chang was focus on the conversion of biomass feedstock and waste
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                                                 Prof. Chang was focusing on the conversion of biomass feedstock and waste
 
                                                 materials to energy.
 
                                                 materials to energy.
 
                                                 Large scale microalgae cultivation
 
                                                 Large scale microalgae cultivation
                                                 plants were constructed in China Steel Co. and
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                                                 plants were constructed in CSC and
 
                                                 on An-Nan campus of NCKU.</p>
 
                                                 on An-Nan campus of NCKU.</p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We visited Prof. Jo-Shu Chang to discuss about our
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We visited Prof. Chang to discuss about our
 
                                                 carbon capture
 
                                                 carbon capture
                                                 system. We had a great time discussing and he gave us three advice. One is
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                                                 system. We had a great time discussing and he gave us three pieces of advice. One
                                                 to define the velocity of CO<sub>2</sub> input in which scale of CO<sub>2</sub> we want to
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                                                is
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                                                 to define the velocity of CO<sub>2</sub> input in which scale of CO<sub>2</sub>
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                                                we want to
 
                                                 solve with. Another one is to confirm a commercial product like
 
                                                 solve with. Another one is to confirm a commercial product like
 
                                                 proteins which can bring us some income to balance the cost. The last
 
                                                 proteins which can bring us some income to balance the cost. The last
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan</h1>
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                                     <h1>Meetup with Prof. Ramanathan</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">Through this meetup, we realized that unity of the entire society is the most effective way to mitigate climate change.  
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                                     <div id="cardtext">Through the short conversation with 2018 Tang Price winner, we realized that unity of the entire
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                                        society is the most effective way to mitigate climate change.
  
 
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                                                 Veerabhadran Ramanathan
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                                                 Ramanathan
 
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Dr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan is a Distinguished Professor in Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and UNESCO Professor of Climate and Policy at TERI University, New Delhi, India. Dr. Ramanathan discovered the greenhouse effect of halocarbons, particularly, CFCs in 1975.</p>
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                                                Profr. Veerabhadran Ramanathan is a Distinguished Professor in Scripps
<p class="hpcontent">He has won many prestigious awards, such as the Volvo Prize, the Rossby Prize and the Tyler Prize, the highest rated environmental award given in the United States. In 2013 he was awarded the United Nations Top Environmental Prize. </p>
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                                                Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and UNESCO Professor of
<p class="hpcontent">He was invited to share his thought about climate change in NCKU as the 2018 Tang Laureate for sustainability science. Using the topic ‘Bending the Curve’, he would like to raise the public awareness on climate change issue. His speech inspired us a lot, he not only introduced the ideas of super pollutants such as HFCs, CH4 and black carbon, but also proposed the solutions for tackling climate change.</p>
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                                                Climate and Policy at TERI University, New Delhi, India. Prof. Ramanathan
<p class="hpcontent">After his speech, we briefly introduced our project to him. Although his work focuses on the impact of non-CO<sub>2</sub> gases on climate change, he thinks that human beings need more alternatives to tackle carbon dioxide emission problem, and our project may be one of the solutions, which makes us have faith in our project. He was glad to know that university students worked hard to deal with this issue. </p>
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                                                discovered the greenhouse effect of halocarbons, particularly, CFCs in
<p class="hpcontent">Through this meetup, we realized that ‘everyone is responsible to make the world better, no one should be excluded.’ Unity of the entire society is the most effective way to mitigate climate change. Therefore, we put more effort in our human practice activities by engaging with government entities, local enterprise, institution and the public.
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                                                1975.</p>
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">He has won many prestigious awards, such as the Volvo
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                                                Prize, the Rossby Prize and the Tyler Prize, the highest rated
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                                                environmental award given in the United States. In 2013 he was awarded
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                                                the United Nations Top Environmental Prize. </p>
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">He was invited to share his thought about climate
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                                                change in NCKU as the 2018 Tang Laureate for sustainability science.
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                                                Using the topic ‘Bending the Curve’, he would like to raise the public
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                                                awareness on climate change issue. His speech inspired us a lot. He not
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                                                only introduced the ideas of super pollutants such as HFCs, CH4 and
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                                                black carbon, but also proposed the solutions for tackling climate
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                                                change.</p>
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">After his speech, we briefly introduced our project to
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                                                him. Although his work focuses on the impact of non-CO<sub>2</sub>
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                                                gases on climate change, he thinks that human beings need more
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                                                alternatives to tackle carbon dioxide emission problem, and our project
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                                                may be one of the solutions, which makes us have faith in our project.
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                                                He was glad to know that undergraduates have worked hard to deal with
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                                                this issue. </p>
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                                            <p class="hpcontent">Through this meetup, we realized that ‘everyone is
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                                                responsible to make the world better, no one should be excluded.’ Unity
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                                                of the entire society is the most effective way to mitigate climate
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                                                change. Therefore, we put more effort in our human practice activities
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                                                by engaging with government entities, local enterprise, institution and
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                                                the public.
 
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                                        Dr. Shen,manager of Industrial Technology Research Institute, pointed out that gaseous emitted from heavy industry contains a lot of toxic
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                                        elements, which is not suitable to be recycled into food products. We take this
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                                        consideration into our project.
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                                                We were lucky enough to arrange a meeting with Dr. Cheng-Hsien Shen,
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                                                manager in the ‘New Energy
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                                                Technology Division’, who is currently working on Carbon Capture &
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                                                Storage Application Project at
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                                                Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). ITRI is a
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                                                national-level, non-profit organization
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                                                for applied research which accelerates industrial technology
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                                                development in Taiwan. He introduced
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                                                us to current carbon capture methods and technologies in Taiwan. Storing
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                                                carbon dioxide underground
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                                                into deep geological formations is believed to the best way to return
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                                                carbon dioxide to the Earth.
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                                                However, considering the active fault lines across Taiwan and the frequent
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                                                occurrence of earthquakes,
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                                                it may be risky to have largescale CCS project here. He was amazed by
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                                                our project, as we developed
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                                                a biological solution of capturing CO<sub>2</sub> emission in industry. The
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                                                highlight of this method is
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                                                engineered <i>E.coli</i> could efficiently capture and utilize CO<sub>2</sub> into
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                                                products with great market
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                                                potential. Shen pointed out that gaseous emitted from heavy industry
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                                                contains a lot of toxic
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                                                elements, which is not suitable to be recycled into esculent products. We
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                                                take this consideration into
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                                                our project.
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                                            </p>
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                                            <img class="contentimg col-12" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/8/85/T--NCKU_Tainan--ITRI2.png">
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                                        </div>
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                                    </div>
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                                </div>
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                            </div>
  
 
                         </div>
 
                         </div>
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                             <h3>Meet up</h3></br>
 
                             <h3>Meet up</h3></br>
 
                             <p class="pcontent" style="color: white">
 
                             <p class="pcontent" style="color: white">
                                 “A Joy Shared Is a Joy Tripled” When we met up with other iGEMers to share our
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                                 “A Joy Shared Is a Joy Tripled” When we met up with other iGEMers to share our
                                 projects and the difficulties we encountered with each other we enjoyed the process
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                                 projects and the difficulties, we encountered with each other, enjoyed the process
                                 and often caused resonance. What's more, we could inspire more idea and find the
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                                 and often caused resonance. What's more, we could inspire more ideas and find the
 
                                 possibility of cooperation.
 
                                 possibility of cooperation.
 
                             </p>
 
                             </p>
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                                 <div class="right">
 
                                 <div class="right">
 
                                     <h1>Meetup with OT-2 principal, Kristin</h1>
 
                                     <h1>Meetup with OT-2 principal, Kristin</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext"> We met up with OT-2 principal, Kristin, and we have asked
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                         several
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                                        We meet-up with OT-2 principal, Kristin. We asked her some problem about OT-2,
                                        problems and share our
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                                         and briefly introduced our project to get some feedback from her.
                                        project.</div>
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>2</h9>
 
                                 <h9>2</h9>
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                                         </div>
 
                                         </div>
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">During the meetup, we asked her some problem about our
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">During the meetup, we asked her some problems about
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                                                our
 
                                                 robot that we have met in
 
                                                 robot that we have met in
                                                 this morning and she answered us that there are still some components
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                                                 this morning and she answered us that there were still some components
 
                                                 being
 
                                                 being
 
                                                 shipped so hopefully we
 
                                                 shipped so hopefully we
                                                 could wait until those components to arrive. For the software problem,
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                                                 could wait until those components to arrive. For the software problems,
 
                                                 she
 
                                                 she
                                                 build a forum for all
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                                                 built a forum for all
 
                                                 the iGEM teams which got the robot so that we could discuss online or
 
                                                 the iGEM teams which got the robot so that we could discuss online or
 
                                                 sharing all kinds of protocol
 
                                                 sharing all kinds of protocol
 
                                                 with each other.</p>
 
                                                 with each other.</p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We also briefly introduce our project but since we
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We also briefly introduced our project but since we
                                                 don't
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                                                 didn't
 
                                                 have too much time so she
 
                                                 have too much time so she
                                                 can only
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                                                 could only
                                                 suggested us to study more related topic of iGEM. She is willing to
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                                                 suggest us to study more related topic of iGEM. She is willing to
 
                                                 have
 
                                                 have
 
                                                 next video meeting with us
 
                                                 next video meeting with us
 
                                                 and expertly we could show her our device next time. We were so glad to
 
                                                 and expertly we could show her our device next time. We were so glad to
                                                 have this talk that day .
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                                                 have this talk that day.
 
                                             </p>
 
                                             </p>
  
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                                 <div class="right">
 
                                 <div class="right">
 
                                     <h1>Meetup with Tec-Monterrey</h1>
 
                                     <h1>Meetup with Tec-Monterrey</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">During the meeting, we came out with the idea to collaborate
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                         with
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                                        We have a video meeting with Tec-Monterrey. After introducing our project to
                                         Tec-Monterrey.</div>
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                                         them, they remind us to think about our end product which can make our project
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                                         more complete.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>6</h9>
 
                                 <h9>6</h9>
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                             </div>
 
                             </div>
  
                            <!-- Modal -->
 
 
                             <div class="modal fade" id="MUTM" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLongTitle"
 
                             <div class="modal fade" id="MUTM" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-labelledby="exampleModalLongTitle"
 
                                 aria-hidden="true">
 
                                 aria-hidden="true">
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                                         </div>
 
                                         </div>
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We have a video meeting with Tec-Monterrey. After
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We had a video meeting with Tec-Monterrey. After
 
                                                 introducing our project to them,
 
                                                 introducing our project to them,
 
                                                 they had pointed out some aspects that we need to think more about.
 
                                                 they had pointed out some aspects that we need to think more about.
 
                                                 They
 
                                                 They
                                                 remind us to think about
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                                                 reminded us to think about
 
                                                 our end product which can make our project more complete.</p>
 
                                                 our end product which can make our project more complete.</p>
  
                                             <p class="hpcontent">During the meeting, we came out with the idea to
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">During the meeting, we came up out with the ideas to
 
                                                 collaborate with each other.
 
                                                 collaborate with each other.
 
                                                 Their project has two
 
                                                 Their project has two
                                                 part. The main part is E-coding, which use bacteria to record the data.
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                                                 parts. The main part is E-coding, which uses bacteria to record the
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                                                data.
 
                                                 Another part is to sense
 
                                                 Another part is to sense
 
                                                 the pollutant in river of Mexico, which is the part that we could link
 
                                                 the pollutant in river of Mexico, which is the part that we could link
 
                                                 our
 
                                                 our
 
                                                 work. We had constructed
 
                                                 work. We had constructed
                                                 a pH alert system for low pH sensing, they suggest us to incorporate
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                                                 a pH alert system for low pH sensing, they suggested us to incorporate
                                                 our ph
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                                                 our pH
 
                                                 sensing construct in
 
                                                 sensing construct in
                                                 their pollutant sensing system, making it to become more complete.</p>
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                                                 their pollutant sensing system, making it become more complete.</p>
  
 
                                             <img class="contentimg col-12" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/4/48/T--NCKU_Tainan--home_MUTM.jpg">
 
                                             <img class="contentimg col-12" src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2018/4/48/T--NCKU_Tainan--home_MUTM.jpg">
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                                 <div class="right">
 
                                 <div class="right">
 
                                     <h1>Meetup with Tec Chihuahua</h1>
 
                                     <h1>Meetup with Tec Chihuahua</h1>
                                     <div id="cardtext">During our talk with Tec Chihuahua, we receive many useful
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                                     <div id="cardtext">
                                         recommendations and advices.</div>
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                                        We have a nice talk with Tec Chihuahua. During our talk, we receive many
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                                         advices especially for our constructions and cost of our main device. We also
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                                        give our suggestion such as constructing a control system on their project.
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                                    </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 <h9>9</h9>
 
                                 <h9>9</h9>
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                                         </div>
 
                                         </div>
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
 
                                         <div class="modal-body">
                                             <p class="hpcontent">We have a nice talk with members from Tec Chihuahua.
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">We had a nice talk with members from Tec Chihuahua.
                                                 First, we introduce our
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                                                 First, we introduced our
 
                                                 project to each other.</p>
 
                                                 project to each other.</p>
                                             <p class="hpcontent">During our talk, we receive many useful
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                                             <p class="hpcontent">During our talk, we received many useful
 
                                                 recommendations
 
                                                 recommendations
                                                 and advices especially for
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                                                 and advice especially for
 
                                                 our
 
                                                 our
 
                                                 constructions and cost of our main device. The considering these
 
                                                 constructions and cost of our main device. The considering these
 
                                                 aspects
 
                                                 aspects
                                                 which also leads us to
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                                                 which also led us to
 
                                                 more focus on the value of our project to be applied on the industries
 
                                                 more focus on the value of our project to be applied on the industries
                                                 sides. Eventually, as we are
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                                                 sides. Eventually, as we were
 
                                                 communicating for our main ideas and project, we found that Tec
 
                                                 communicating for our main ideas and project, we found that Tec
 
                                                 Chihuahua
 
                                                 Chihuahua
 
                                                 seems to have a great
 
                                                 seems to have a great
                                                 ideas on solving the problem of larvae-killing bacteria. According to
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                                                 idea on solving the problem of larvae-killing bacteria. According to
 
                                                 researchers, the extinction
 
                                                 researchers, the extinction
 
                                                 of bee will also lead the human society to face the acute problem which
 
                                                 of bee will also lead the human society to face the acute problem which
 
                                                 is
 
                                                 is
 
                                                 the shortage of food
 
                                                 the shortage of food
                                                 sources. By considering this knotty dilemma, team Tec Chihuahua have
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                                                 sources. By considering this knotty dilemma, team Tec Chihuahua has
 
                                                 outcome this with the
 
                                                 outcome this with the
 
                                                 technologies of synthetic biology. In addition, we also give our
 
                                                 technologies of synthetic biology. In addition, we also give our
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                             <div class="right">
 
                             <div class="right">
 
                                 <h1>Meetup with CCU</h1>
 
                                 <h1>Meetup with CCU</h1>
                                 <div id="cardtext">On July 17, we have a meetup with NCCU. We hope we can
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                                 <div id="cardtext">
                                    know more about each other's project and give some suggestion to benefit
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                                    We had a meetup with CCU. We hoped we can know more about each other's project
                                    other's.</div>
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                                    deeply and give some suggestion to benefit each other's project.
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                                </div>
 
                             </div>
 
                             </div>
 
                             <h9>17</h9>
 
                             <h9>17</h9>
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                                     </div>
 
                                     </div>
 
                                     <div class="modal-body">
 
                                     <div class="modal-body">
                                         <p class="hpcontent">On July 17, we have a meetup with National Chung Cheng
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                                         <p class="hpcontent">On July 17, we had meetup with National Chung Cheng
                                             University. We hope we can
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                                             University. We hoped we can
 
                                             know more about each other's project deeply and give some suggestion to
 
                                             know more about each other's project deeply and give some suggestion to
 
                                             benefit each other's
 
                                             benefit each other's
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                                             with each other's
 
                                             with each other's
 
                                             project. We gave our
 
                                             project. We gave our
                                             question and suggestion to CCU, and we also received great feedback
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                                             questions and suggestions to CCU, and we also received great feedback
 
                                             from
 
                                             from
 
                                             them. We discussed our
 
                                             them. We discussed our
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                                             communication in
 
                                             communication in
 
                                             human practice. We also
 
                                             human practice. We also
                                             share future plan with each others to think about that is there a
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                                             shared future plan with each others to think about that there is a
 
                                             possibility of cooperation.</p>
 
                                             possibility of cooperation.</p>
  
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                             <div class="right">
 
                             <div class="right">
 
                                 <h1>Asia Pacific Conference</h1>
 
                                 <h1>Asia Pacific Conference</h1>
                                 <div id="cardtext"> Asia Pacific Conference is a
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                                 <div id="cardtext">
                                     platform to communicate and receive feedback
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                                    Asia Pacific Conference is a platform that let all of the iGEM teams in Asia
                                     from others.</div>
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                                     communicate with others. In these 4 days, we exhibit our project for all the
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                                     iGEMers to interchange our ideas and take suggestions from others.
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                                </div>
 
                             </div>
 
                             </div>
 
                             <h9>31</h9>
 
                             <h9>31</h9>
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                                             our
 
                                             our
 
                                             material. While, after
 
                                             material. While, after
                                             several time of discussion and interchange, we found that this is once
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                                             several time of discussion and interchange, we found that this is one
 
                                             of
 
                                             of
 
                                             our critical problem. We
 
                                             our critical problem. We
                                             are very appreciate for the suggestion of all the participant of Asia
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                                             very appreciated for the suggestion of all the participants of Asia
 
                                             Pacific Conference.</p>
 
                                             Pacific Conference.</p>
  
                                         <p class="hpcontent">In these 4 days, we exhibit our project for all the
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                                         <p class="hpcontent">In these 4 days, we exhibited our project for all the
 
                                             iGEMers to interchange our ideas and take
 
                                             iGEMers to interchange our ideas and take
 
                                             suggestions from others. We also found that other teams possess unique
 
                                             suggestions from others. We also found that other teams possess unique
 
                                             projects that may advance
 
                                             projects that may advance
                                             our new ear of technologies. We really appreciate for what we have
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                                             our new ear of technologies. We really appreciated for what we have
 
                                             learn in
 
                                             learn in
 
                                             these 4 days and we
 
                                             these 4 days and we
                                             hope to see them in the Giant Jamboree!</p>
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                                             hoped to see them in the Giant Jamboree!</p>
  
  
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                                 <img src="照片_1"
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                             </div>
 
                             </div>
 
                             <div class="right">
 
                             <div class="right">
 
                                 <h1>Meet up with UESTC</h1>
 
                                 <h1>Meet up with UESTC</h1>
 
                                 <div id="cardtext">
 
                                 <div id="cardtext">
                                     We designed a complete flow chart of <i>E. coli</i> carbon utilization system in factory UESTC-China igem team who aim to degrade straw by a sythetic biology way and then convert it into bio-fuel such as hydrogen and butanol.  
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                                     We designed a complete flow chart of <i>E. coli</i> carbon utilization system in
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                                    factory UESTC-China igem team who aimed to degrade straw by a sythetic biology way
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                                    and then converted it into bio-fuel such as hydrogen and butanol.
 
                                 </div>
 
                                 </div>
 
                             </div>
 
                             </div>
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                                     </div>
 
                                     </div>
 
                                     <div class="modal-body">
 
                                     <div class="modal-body">
                                       
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                                         <p class="hpcontent">
 
                                         <p class="hpcontent">
                                             When designing the whole CO<sub>2</sub> utilization system, we met some problem during cost evaluation and carbon footprint. We were lucky to find our friend, UESTC-China, to work together and end up building a completely eco-friendly system with negative carbon footprint.  
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                                             When designing the whole CO<sub>2</sub> utilization system, we met some
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                                            problem during cost evaluation and carbon footprint. We were lucky to find
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                                            our friend, UESTC-China, to work together and end up building a completely
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                                            eco-friendly system with negative carbon footprint.
 
                                         </p>
 
                                         </p>
                                         <p class="hpcontent">We were delighted when we found out someone who will be able to resolve our problems. UESTC-China, an iGEM team that focus on degrading straw into useful raw materials, which are glucose, xylose, ferule acid, and lignin. In addition, they aimed to convert glucose into butanol and hydrogen. As xylose is the main carbon source for our engineered <i>E. coli</i>, we came up with a collaboration idea by integrating our system at the downstream of their system. Xylose is one of the side product produced during straw degradation, it can be extracted and utilized in our system. Concerning the synthesis of xylose may produce greenhouse gas and chemicals, we would like to obtain xylose produced via biological method.
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                                         <p class="hpcontent">We were delighted when we found out someone who will be
 +
                                            able to resolve our problems. UESTC-China, an iGEM team that focused on
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                                            degrading straw into useful raw materials, which are glucose, xylose,
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                                            ferule acid, and lignin. In addition, they aimed to convert glucose into
 +
                                            butanol and hydrogen. As xylose is the main carbon source for our
 +
                                            engineered <i>E. coli</i>, we came up with a collaboration idea by
 +
                                            integrating our system at the downstream of their system. Xylose is one of
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                                            the side product produced during straw degradation, it can be extracted and
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                                            utilized in our system. Concerning the synthesis of xylose may produce
 +
                                            greenhouse gas and chemicals, we would like to obtain xylose produced via
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                                            biological method.
 
                                         </p>
 
                                         </p>
                                         <p class="hpcontent">Straw was a biowaste in agriculture while it wasn't easy to decompose. UESTC-China's work successfully solved this problem with synthetic biology. Through our collaboration, they can not only produce bioenergy, but have another powerful application in CO<sub>2</sub> emission problem. NCKU-Tainan provided them a valuable application way and helped them design a draft of device. The xylose source from straw was really important to <i>E. coli</i> CO<sub>2</sub> utilization system which changed the positive carbon footprint into negative carbon footprint. This collaboration solved both the energy problem and environment problem.  
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                                         <p class="hpcontent">Straw was a biowaste in agriculture while it wasn't easy
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                                            to decompose. UESTC-China solved this problem with
 +
                                            synthetic biology successfully. Through our collaboration, they can not only produce
 +
                                            bioenergy, but have another powerful application in CO<sub>2</sub> emission
 +
                                            problem. NCKU-Tainan provided them a valuable application way and helped
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                                            them design a draft of device. The xylose's source from straw was really
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                                            important to <i>E. coli</i> CO<sub>2</sub> utilization system which changed
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                                            the positive carbon footprint into negative carbon footprint. This
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                                            collaboration solved both the energy problem and environment problem.
 
                                         </p>
 
                                         </p>
  
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