Team:Newcastle/Notebook/Endophyte
Alternative Roots
Endophytic Chassis Notebook
NOTEBOOK
Developing Pseudomonas as a new endophytic chassis
Week Commencing 30/07
Our root colonising strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens DSM25356 arrived from DSMZ in Germany on Tuesday 31st July, in an ampoule, this was inoculated onto tryptone soy agar (TSA) using the protocol outlined by DSMZ
Day 2 - 08/06/18
The day began with a talk from Jon Marles-Wright about the importance of human practices and the impacts of our projects in the real world. This was followed by Dana Ofiteru who taught us about mathematical modeling of biological systems. In the afternoon, plant biologist Max Kapralov discussed using synthetic biology to improve the efficiency of photosynthesis. Finally, Rachel Armstrong (professor of experimental architecture) discussed the potential of microorganism in waste management systems and energy production in the built environment. Rachel also outlined political and economic issues surrounding synthetic biology.
