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+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:UAB-Barcelona UAB-Barcelona]''' and '''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:uChicago uChicago]'''
+A biosenser for the recognition and removal of water pollutants (Trihalomethanes, Nitrite, Nitrate and orthophosphate ions), i.e. chloroform. The biosensor runs in E. coli or yeast and has (for detection purposes) a GFP fluorescent protein as output. This product could be used in order to perform an easy water-quality test at home and thereby to minimize health-risks.
+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:UCSF UCSF]'''
+They planned to program mammalian cells to perform a certain movement according to chemical gradients. They call it nano-bot in robot analogy. As future product possibilities they state: "Imagine, for example, therapeutic nanorobots that could home to a directed site in the body and execute complex, user-defined functions (e.g., kill tumors, deliver drugs, guide stem cell migration and differentiation)."
+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:UC_Davis UC Davis]'''
+This team envisions a medical product for curing Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease is the disease where people are unable to digest gliadin, a protein present in gluten. So they have to stick to a strong gluten-free diet. The team wants to engineer a microorganism able to produce the enzyme for digesting gliadin. Therefor they work on <br />
+a) an enzyme secrition part
+b) a pH detection part in order to limit the production of the enzyme to the stomach, where the digestion should be performed
+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:ULB-Brussels ULB-Brussels]'''
+Development of a synbio-Glu produced by an engineered E. coli strain. This project takes advantage of a natural, bacterial glu, that has the following properties:
+a) 3 times stronger than actual glus
+b) glu that is able to strongly bind a wet surface
+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:UNIPV-Pavia UNIPV-Pavia]'''
+Production of Ethanol from waste, i.e. toxic left over during cheese production. In general the approach to produce energy (i.e. ethanol) from engery-rich waste (i.e. plants, natural products) is one big goal of synthetic biology and would have a huge impact on energy production and the energy market.
+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:UNIPV-Pavia UNIPV-Pavia]'''
+Beating obesity by approaching the topic as follows: Our goal is to engineer a strain of Lacobacillus to express the enzymes required for the synthesis of cellulose (a biopolymer which is non-toxic and non-digestable for humans) from glucose (sugar) in an attempt to reduce the caloric intake of obese individuals.
+'''[http://2009.igem.org/Team:Uppsala-Sweden Uppsala-Sweden]'''
+Biofuel (ethanol, butanol) production from sun light. Approach: using cyanobacteria (being able to use ligth as energy source) for the production of those biofuels.
+please adress questions according to those projects to Dominik
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