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Revision as of 19:37, 17 October 2018
SNIP EQUIP FLIP
The ideal medicine is not a perfect treatment - it’s a cure.
However, major roadblocks still exist in implementation.
Advancements in the area of genetic modification have opened avenues towards numerous tracks of scientific development. In particular, the demand for permanent health solutions has sparked massive interest in gene therapy.
Despite the potential for establishing an ideal medicine, there are numerous challenges that development in this field faces. Limitations in the selection of a specific target site for integration of genetic material, avoidance of immune responses, methodology pertaining to gene delivery, and maintenance of gene expression all pose a threat to the potential for gene therapy to become common practice.
But how do we overcome these problems?
SNIP EQUIP FLIP
The system that allows for the integration and maintenance of large-scale genetic constructs in eukaryotic systems.
University of Calgary’s Snip, Equip, Flip aims to overcome the aforementioned obstacles. This system allows
for the creation of eukaryotic cell lines via stable integration and expression of exogenous genes.
A simple and reliable method that can be used by experienced and entrant researchers
alike opens the door for a vast array of scientific discovery.
The expression of integrated genes is then protected and maintained over time by adding flanking chromatin modifying elements.
University of Calgary iGEM also accomplished introducing novel eukaryotic parts into the iGEM registry and successfully built a multi-cloning site.
The team has created the following to complement Snip, Equip, Flip and give back to the iGEM community:
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