Bioprimer #6

Activities / Bioprimer #6

Modeling a Synthetic System

Say cheese. But it’s not digital photography. It’s bacterial photography. Learn how to model this synthetic system with a CAD tool and electronic components. 

Animations for this Bioprimer

Cell Growth and Division

Izzy and Sally help Dude keep up with the cells growing in the lab. This video looks at the stages of bacterial cell growth, how to measure them, and launches the BioBuilder activity #1: Eau That Smell!

iGEM

Dude’s got the iGEM competition in the bag. At least that’s what he thinks.

Abstraction

iGEM team member Izzy tells Dude how her team’s project to detect arsenic in well water used the process of abstraction.

Genetic Digital Device

Buddy’s growth is out of control. Sally shows Dude how the right device can be used as an on-off switch to keep Buddy from blowing up.