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<p>The more complex the system, the more control is required. PixCell introduces a new method of control to synthetic biology: electronic control.</p>
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<p> Electronic control circuits have provided us with the complex technology we use everyday of our lives. With PixCell we bring electronic control to synthetic biology. We also prove how it can provide the spatiotemporal control required for a key condition of biological complexity: patterning. </p>
  
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<p style="text-align: center;color: pink;font-size: 35px;font-weight: bold;"> Welcome to the Imperial iGEM 2018 Team Wiki! </p>
 
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<p style="text-align: center; font-size: 25px;">We want to merge the advancing technologies of electronics and synthetic biology to work on creating patterns to facilitate the evolution of complex biological systems.    </p>
 
  
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<p>Computer science and electrical engineering are two of the most innovative fields of modern technology and are the early inspirations for the field of synthetic biology. They have provided the concepts of modularity and circuits, which we as synthetic biologists have adapted to the context of biology. </p>
 
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<p>While brainstorming, it came to our attention that so far nearly all avenues of gene expression control have been explored, including chemicals, temperature and optogenetics. We at Imperial want to push the limits of synthetic biology by exploring other methods of genetic control, which is why we have taken the challenge to bridge the communications gap between electronics and biology by creating <span style="font-weight:bold;">a system where we can control gene expression using differential electrical stimuli. </span></p>
 
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<p>Not only that, but we wish to <span style="font-weight:bold;"> achieve this on a 2D lawn of bacteria and have localised control of gene expression, essentially designing patterns of our choice. </span> Why patterns you may ask? Well, because patterns are essential for complexity, one only has to look at any living organism to understand how crucial patterning and communication is for the evolution of composite tissues, beautiful shapes and intelligent behaviours.  </p>
 
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<p>Along the same lines of communication, we have also designed a science communication guideline, as another issue that we see in our field is inconsistency when it comes to sharing information with non-scientists and the general public. To help scientist tackle this, we have designed this interactive guide, which is still in its early phase, but we would appreciate any feedback that you could give us on its usefulness and any ways that we could improve it. So please contact us if you would like a copy of the guide to critic for us, and we can put you down as collaborators.</p>
 
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PixCell

Electronic Stimulation of Gene Expression


The more complex the system, the more control is required. PixCell introduces a new method of control to synthetic biology: electronic control.



“The most fruitful areas… of the sciences were… no-man's land between the various established fields” - Norbert Wiener

Electronic control circuits have provided us with the complex technology we use everyday of our lives. With PixCell we bring electronic control to synthetic biology. We also prove how it can provide the spatiotemporal control required for a key condition of biological complexity: patterning.