Competition Deliverables

We have completed and submitted all required deliverables.

• Wiki
• Presentation Video
• Judging Form
• Judging Session

Project Attributions

All the contributions made by our team members are described in detail and the support provided by our instructors, PIs, advisors, and external contributors is acknowledged and explained on the attribution form and wiki page.

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Project Description

On our project description page, we explain what the goal of our project RhyzUp is, why it’s a useful application of synthetic biology, and what inspired us.

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Contribution

On our contribution wiki page, we list what contributions the 2024 UZurich iGEM team made for future iGEM teams.

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Engineering Success

On our Engineering page, we present our engineering design cycles, describe the process of designing, building, and testing our components, as well as the lessons we learned from each iteration.

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Human Practices

Our Human Practices page highlights the work of the Human Practices subteam, which consulted with various stakeholders to understand how our project contributes to the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition, the interviews and research helped to understand the implementation of a potential product and determine the benefits of our project. Ethical, legal and economic constraints of our project were also considered and consumer perceptions were explored. Furthermore, educational efforts were important in the context of human practices.

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New Basic Part

We successfully modified a diguanylate cyclase (DGC) native to Pseudomonas species IsoF to prevent c-di-GMP from binding to the negative allosteric binding, effectively enhancing the enzyme’s activity. Our mutant is a valuable contribution to our project, as this mutation is a novelty not only in our chosen DGC but also in the P. sp. IsoF strain. Our approach can be applied to other DGCs and understanding the enzyme's inhibitory site has many implications for biofilm-related research.

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Sustainable Development

By addressing some of the core issues facing agriculture today, our project actively contributes to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To assess these SDGs, we conducted extensive research and spoke with a variety of stakeholders in fields ranging from agrometeorology to crop protection. Learning about agriculture and sustainability has broadened our understanding of not only our project, but also its real-world implications. We believe that our work in sustainable development is a valuable contribution to RhyzUp and to any future iGEM team competing in the Agriculture Village.

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Model

Our model is a valuable contribution to the project because it provides a better understanding of the metabolic impact of the engineered modifications made in the wet lab on the bacteria and suggests further improvements. In addition, the simulation of metabolic flux under soil conditions helps us understand how the bacteria would perform in the field, providing important information for the next steps of the project.

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