Lethbridge High School (Lethbridge) Cu Later – a system using engineered bacteria and bacteriophage to capture and remove ions from solution Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology Utilizing biological systems and local infrastructure will...
Ted Harrison School (Calgary) Sugar Saver – We looked at reducing the impact the “sugar crisis” is having on our society by considering producing sugar free products. Team Grade Level: Junior High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology We looked at reducing the...
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (Canmore) Plastic Picker – our project uses synthetic biology to create a novel fusion protein that can specifically bio-tag polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic...
Notre Dame Collegiate High School (High River) pLac Promoter – we are working on getting e. coli to express the EstA gene. The EstA gene codes for an esterase that breaks bonds found in common fats Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology...
Lethbridge High School iGEM team (Lethbridge) CADAR -rapidly detect the presence of a pathogen and destroy the identified microorganism Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology Our project, CRISPR-Assisted Detection and Removal (CADAR), utilized...
