diff --git a/wiki/pages/human-practices.html b/wiki/pages/human-practices.html index ed2e1dd23443c7d109352849dfdfb5ed0d520c85..75899a5496fab24712753c50f2533fddc9e5334f 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/human-practices.html +++ b/wiki/pages/human-practices.html @@ -106,9 +106,5 @@ <p style="margin-top: 5vh;">Our project aims to benefit our community by providing safer water, making our neighbors feel less threatened by serious health effects that may result from water toxicity. As we continue to develop our project, we would like to explore the dangers of other man-made chemicals like PFAS and provide solutions such as the one we developed for this year’s competition. </p> <p style="margin-top: 5vh;">Ethical considerations and stakeholder input guide have influenced our project’s goals, design, and lab experiment as they showed us beneficial alternatives to our ideas, decisions, and experimentation. Throughout the development of our project, we grew and built connections that would in turn make our project not just as successful as can be, but also unique, and with a story. One of our most notable conversations was with Dr. Banrida Wahlang, a toxicologist from the University of Louisville, where we went into depth about other synthetic chemicals contributing to the growing concern of water toxicity. This interview allowed for our team’s ambition to grow into a will to break the barriers of not just PFAS, but other man-made chemicals and water toxicity as a whole.</p> - - - - </body> {% endblock %} diff --git a/wiki/pages/model.html b/wiki/pages/model.html index 76784aed36147d52ad44969ed6630c6fee2ce3a4..2807b83910f14c0b9d9a419816cad56fd93f61d4 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/model.html +++ b/wiki/pages/model.html @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ </head> <body> -<h2>Best Modeling</h2> +<h1>Best Modeling</h1> <p>Note: All experiments, data, and results for these modelling methods can be found throughout the website.</p> <p style="margin-top: 5vh;">After designing our theoretical gene insert for PFAS detection, we decided that it would be best to use computer simulations to verify its accuracy. These computer simulations started with the use of Virtual Cell (VCell). Using VCell, we were able to simulate the reaction kinetics of each part of our gene circuit. This included not only the creation of mRNA and proteins, but also the interactions between proteins and the degradation of these proteins. Using this simulation, we were able to determine the relative amount of GFP that would be produced from our circuit. Although not perfect at first, we were able to reiterate the reaction constants and the interactions between different parts of our circuit via extensive amounts of research into different literature surrounding the different genes and proteins. We were also able to run theoretical experiments in VCell that we didn’t have time to do practically, allowing us to better see the impacts of different situations on our gene circuit.</p> diff --git a/wiki/pages/sustainable.html b/wiki/pages/sustainable.html index e209db3663c566d44ae24d76f529c8af364ebdae..b41768fc8e050b9b583347781a34861ccc07b5ec 100644 --- a/wiki/pages/sustainable.html +++ b/wiki/pages/sustainable.html @@ -4,30 +4,20 @@ {% block lead %}Describe how you have evaluated your project ideas against one or more of the SDGs.{% endblock %} {% block page_content %} +<head> + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="static/style.css"> +</head> -<div class="row mt-4"> - <div class="col"> - <div class="bd-callout bd-callout-info"> - <h4>Best Sustainable Development</h4> - <p>The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a call to action to integrally address global environmental, social, and economic challenges. As the future leaders of synthetic biology research and innovation, it’s your responsibility to participate in the global conversations to help develop solutions towards meeting the SDGs. We encourage you to demonstrate how you have evaluated your project ideas against one or more of the SDGs, how you’ve consulted with SDG stakeholders, and how you’ve begun to form collaborations with other iGEM teams around the SDGs. You’re encouraged to look back at previous iGEM projects to evaluate them against the SDGs and build upon them.</p> - <p>To compete for the Best Sustainable Development prize, please describe your work on this page and also fill out the description on the <a href="https://competition.igem.org/deliverables/judging-form">judging form</a>.</p> - <hr> - <p>Please see the <a href="https://competition.igem.org/judging/awards">2023 Awards Page</a> for more information.</p> - </div> - </div> -</div> +<body> + <h1>Best Integrated Human Practices</h1> + <p>Note: All experiments, data, and results for these modelling methods can be found throughout the website.</p> + + <p style="margin-top: 5vh;">Our project fits with many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, including goals 3, 6, and 14. Sustainable Development Goal 3 (good health and well-being around the world) and Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) are addressed from our project. PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are chemical compounds in waterways around the US. Because of their inability to break down, they’re not only causing harm to humans, but the environment and animals as well. Studies show potential links to cancer, liver damage, and a compromised immune system. Studies also show potential links to skin cancer, especially melanoma, discussing how PFAS can link to the development and worsening of it. In addition, studies show over 97% of Americans have detectable amounts of PFAS in their blood. There is an urgency to find solutions for detecting and degrading these chemicals. Our team aims to utilize a novel bacterial insert in E. coli in order to detect these compounds. With the adverse ehalt effects they can have, our project can help and detect PFAS in different waterways and help officials mitigate the effects in surrounding communities. By allowing officials to detect and combat PFAS in waterways, increased amounts of people will have access to clean water, allowing for less health effects in communities.</p> + + <p style="margin-top: 5vh;">Not only does PFAS impact humans but marine life as well. Sustainable Development Goal 14 is about the protection of life below water. PFAS has been linked to a range of harmful effects on marine organisms, including bioaccumulation, reproductive and developmental issues, and disruptions to the endocrine system. These compounds can accumulate in the tissues of marine species, potentially leading to biomagnification up the food chain and posing a threat to the biodiversity of the ecosystem. With our project, officials can take action against PFAS and save marine ecosystems around the world from these adverse effects.</p> + + <p style="margin-top: 5vh;">We hope that with our project of detecting PFAS in waterways, we will be able to positively impact the health of animals and humans around the world and allow officials to take proper action to address these issues, allowing for sustainable development around the world.</p> +</body> -<div class="row mt-4"> - <div class="col"> - <h2>Inspirations</h2> - <hr> - <ul> - <li><a href="https://2020.igem.org/Team:Calgary/Sustainable">2020 Calgary</a></li> - <li><a href="https://2020.igem.org/Team:Toulouse_INSA-UPS/Sustainable">2020 Toulouse INSA UPS</a></li> - <li><a href="https://2020.igem.org/Team:TUDelft/Sustainable">2020 TUDelft</a></li> - <li><a href="https://2020.igem.org/Team:Lambert_GA/Sustainable">2020 Lambert GA</a></li> - </ul> - </div> -</div> {% endblock %}