Hello! Welcome to Cornell iGEM’s 2020 Summer blog! For those of you who are new to the site, Cornell iGEM is an undergraduate synthetic-bio research team made up of over 30 students. Within the team are five interdisciplinary subteams: Business, Policy & Practices, Product Design, Wet Lab, and Wiki. Together members are expected to …
Chromatography Flower Experiment! (for Kids)
Image from Instructables This week we’re going to work on making chromatography flowers. But first, we have to ask the question: what is chromatography? Chromatography is the act of separating a substance into its different components by passing it through another medium. The starting mixture in which a given substance is dissolved in is …
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Legendairy: A Look into Our Past Projects
Ithaca is home to over 625,000 dairy cows, making them a big deal at Cornell Sealed tight in cardboard lined packaging sits about half a gallon of white liquid on a refrigerated shelf. It is something Americans depend on for calcium, vitamin D, or a classic milk and cookies night. The cleanliness and accessibility of …
Designer Babies
In the year 2000 about 4 million babies were born in the United States. One of these babies, Adam Nash, was a little different than the others. Adam was the first designer baby. According to an article written by The Conversation, “Adam Nash is considered to be the first designer baby, born in 2000 using …
Our 2020 Project
Currently, Cornell iGEM is modeling a therapeutic bacteria to be used in breast cancer. By introducing fluorescent proteins, we will use a device that can monitor the movement and concentration of the bacteria. This bacteria is modulated with a kill switch in its genetic sequence, preventing the bacteria dividing uncontrollably and potentially harming the patient. …
reHab: A Look into Our Past Projects
Cornell iGem has been a staple at Cornell for many years and we always strive to help our community. Today I would like to tell you all a bit about our last year's project to highlight some of the work our past members have done. It is always important to look to the past for …
Research Updates
Our current plasmid sequence contains a lac-inducible promoter, a kill-switch (made up of a ghoS/T toxin & antitoxin system), a fluorescent protein (i.e. mCardinal), as well as a therapeutic drug. A lac-inducible promoter was chosen based on the fact that breast tumor cells are known to have a higher concentration of lactate than non-tumor cells. …
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