Team:Valencia/Achievements
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Achievements
- Designed and developed a ready-to-use low-cost disinfection system, which can be done in your own garage.
- Valencia iGEM Team 2011 has tamed Colicin G and H and Microcin parts and sent them to the Registry.
- We have successfully produced and used Colicin G and H and Microcin in order to kill pathogens.
- We have tested and proven under what conditions the culture of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 is more feasible and has a higher concentration with low-cost material.
- We have tested pH variations on the environment caused by the irradiance of protons and growth of Synechocystis sp. PCC6803
- We have accomplished to grow Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 on a low-cost photobioreactor under laboratory conditions.
- Valencia iGEM 2011 has performed an outstanding work on Human Practices regarding the design, development and use of an ethically arousing project like this one.
- Students have carried all the weight of the project. Faculty was contacted when we had to decide on a project and advisor were seldom bumped with issues and doubts, but all the results, conclusion and works have been done by students.
- Finally, we think we fulfill all the requirements in order to have a Gold Medal.