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| - | <div class=col_center_top><b>NOTEBOOK</b></div><!-- fin clase col_left_top--> | + | <div class=col_center_top><b>WEEK 1</b></div><!-- fin clase col_left_top--> |
| - | <div class=col_center_center>Water Colicin Cleaner is a biological alternative for disinfecting contaminated water using synthetic biology. We kill targeted pathogens by means of antimicrobial peptides in Escherichia coli. As a proof of concept we have chosen to aim for enterobacteria, focusing on E. coli contaminated water, as a proxy of fecal water. The cleaning of E. coli will be possible thanks to the colicin protein. The activity of these proteins will be controlled by a biological pH-stat, using light-driven cyanobacteria to control pH of the media. | + | <div class=col_center_center>TEXT </div><!-- fin clase col_left_top--> |
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| - | We will deliver a DIY kit as a prototype platform for killing pathogens responsible of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea and typhoid fever, ending with more than 2 million deaths in the last year according to the 2011 WHO Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality.
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| - | W.C. Cleaner is an effective, low-cost device, that will help people that struggle to find pathogen-free drinking water avoid important diseases. </div><!-- fin clase col_left_top-->
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Revision as of 16:14, 19 September 2011
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