Bronze Medal
Project Attributions
On our Attributions page, we have meticulously documented the pivotal roles and specific tasks undertaken by each team member, both in the laboratory and for the creation of our wiki. Additionally, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has provided invaluable support and assistance throughout the development of our project.
Project Description
Our Project Description page offers an extensive overview of the project and its conceptual underpinnings. To elucidate our ideas further, we have incorporated visual elements that serve to demystify the intricate scientific concepts at the heart of our work.
Project Contribution
We make a contribution by creating a new Part, and we have documented our contribution on the Part's Main Page on the Registry. See Part page for details.
Silver Medal
Engineering success
We established a rice protein content growth model, which provided guidance for us to select polyploidization technology and target genes for further gene editing during the project. The model and experimental technology completed three iterations of polyploidization edit globulin single gene edit globulin and gluten double gene. See the Engineering page for details.
Human practices
Throughout the project development phase, our comprehensive Human Practices approach is dedicated to engaging with stakeholders, deeply understanding their concerns and requirements for our products. This process is instrumental in driving product enhancements that are grounded in the genuine needs of our target audience.Please refer to the menu-Human Practices for details.
Gold Medal
The innovativeness of the project
IWe have adopted the method of improving the endogenous protein of rice to increase the lysine content of rice, which is different from the conventional use of microbial fermentation to produce lysine, which is added to food as an additive or as a health product. We chose the plant chassis and abandoned the conventional strategy of adjusting the synthesis and catabolic pathways of free amino acids, and chose to explore a new strategy of polyploidization combined with crispr/cas9 technology to edit gluten to improve the lysine content of rice. For a detailed description, see the Plant Synthetic Biology page.
Design of Experiments
After consulting the literature and referring to the opinions of stakeholders and communicating with PIs, we designed the technical module of polyploidization editing glutenin to improve endogenous lysine and the technical module of knockout globulin to further reduce rice allergenicity. See the Experience-Design page for details.
New Basic Part
Outstanding results in a new foundational component in synthetic biology .See Part page for details.
Integrated Human Practices
Throughout the course of our project, we proactively engage in human practice initiatives centered around our stakeholders. In the educational sphere, we diligently disseminate knowledge pertaining to synthetic biology and the specifics of our project. Concurrently, we are also actively exploring avenues to translate our project into tangible applications through strategic human practice efforts.For details, see the Integrated Human Practices page.
Plant Synthetic Biology
Innovative plant designs, projects that have made significant contributions to plant synthetic biology, and the ability to demonstrate the potential and impact of plants in synthetic biology applications.For a detailed description, see the Plant Synthetic Biology page.