In the 2022 NUDT-iGEM project, we designed a pressure monitoring system according to the result of our questionnaire about stress toward college students and teachers.We designed the smart cells which can respond to glucocorticoid and implanted into the human subcutaneous tissue and characterize pressure levels in a visual way by forming "biological tattoos" whose shades of color are positively correlated with cortisol levels.To improve the sensitivity of our system,we interviewed synthetic biologists and optimized the design of crucial parts with their advice. Then we introduced our project to cell biologists and got suggestions in what aspects our project could improve and what we should do in future work. We also interviewed with doctoral student, psychologist and ethical scientist and got more ideas about proposed implementation.
Besides, we analyzed the data from questionnaires with FDU_CHINA and established partnership with CSU_CHINA and attended Science Popularization Activity Day to introduce the synthetic biology to public together. We sincerely hope that our project can offer practical help to people troubled by stress!
