E. Chromi is synthetic biology that could yield scientifically useful tools to identify toxins in polluted environments and the body, according to designers Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg and James King.
Ginsberg and a team of Cambridge University students used E.Coli (E.Chromi) bacteria genetically programmed to release colorful pigments when they interact with prescribed toxins. These toxins could be in groundwater, air pollution or inside your body. Maybe your stool sample color could be a guide to toxin levels inside your body. The team created DNA BioBricks containing genes from existing organisms, and inserted them into E.Coli so that the bacteria produces red, yellow, green, blue, brown or violet. When combined with other tuned BioBricks that respond to toxins, the E.Coli can be used to identify these toxins.
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