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Synthetic Biology
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2023
This video presents synthetic biology and its role in bioengineering. Synthetic biology refers to the methods used to genetically modify organisms in order to make them capable of producing large quantities of a product. This product could be a protein that the cell already makes or a new protein that has been encoded in a newly-inserted DNA sequence. Here, we discuss how an organism's genetic material is modified using transformation or transfection. Then, the process is shown in the...
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Protocols for Implementing an Escherichia coli Based TX-TL Cell-Free Expression System for Synthetic Biology
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2013
This five-day protocol outlines all steps, equipment, and supplemental software necessary for creating and running an efficient endogenous Escherichia coli based TX-TL cell-free expression system from scratch. With reagents, the protocol takes 8 hours or less to setup a reaction, collect, and process data.
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RC/RL/LC Circuits
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2023
Source: Yong P. Chen, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN Capacitors (C), inductors (L), and resistors (R) are each an important circuit element with distinct behaviors. A resistor dissipates energy and obeys Ohm's law, with its voltage proportional to its current. A capacitor stores electrical energy, with its current proportional to the rate of change of its voltage, while an inductor stores magnetic energy, with its voltage...
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Production of Synthetic Nuclear Melt Glass
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2016
A protocol for the production of synthetic nuclear melt glass, similar to trinitite, is presented.
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Second-Order Circuits
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2024
Integrating two fundamental energy storage elements in electrical circuits results in second-order circuits, encompassing RLC circuits and circuits with dual capacitors or inductors (RC and RL circuits). Second-order circuits are identified by second-order differential equations that link input and output signals. Input signals typically originate from voltage or current sources, with the output often representing voltage across the capacitor and/or current through the inductor. For example, in...
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Feedback loops regulate how signals influence gene expression over time rather than producing only a single immediate response. Within a circuit, these interactions can support behaviors such as switching, oscillation, or cellular memory. Their inclusion allows bioengineers to connect regulatory activity with more complex response patterns and to study how interacting biological parts generate system-level functions.
The circuit connects an input, such as a metabolite or environmental cue, to regulatory elements that control gene expression. Promoters, transcription factors, and repressors participate in this information flow, determining how the signal is processed before the cell produces the intended response. This arrangement gives researchers a framework for linking detectable conditions to predictable biological activity.
Synthetic circuits can be designed to carry out logic operations, act as switches, generate oscillations, or retain memory within living cells. These behaviors reflect different ways of organizing regulatory components and feedback relationships. As a result, the same general engineering framework can support circuits that make decisions, change state, produce repeating responses, or preserve information about earlier signals.
Construction commonly brings together promoters, transcription factors, repressors, and feedback loops. Promoters provide regulatory control points, while transcription factors and repressors participate in controlling gene expression. Feedback connects circuit activity back to its regulatory network. Combining these parts allows researchers to organize signal processing and output production into an engineered cellular system.
In biosensors, a circuit can connect a metabolite or environmental cue to a defined cellular response, allowing biological systems to process a detectable input. Programmable diagnostics use the same signal-to-output principle to create designed responses to selected conditions. These applications demonstrate how engineered regulation can translate biological information into a purposeful readout or action.
Metabolic engineering can use these circuits to regulate gene expression in response to relevant cellular signals, while therapeutic cell design can apply programmable responses within living cells. The circuits provide a way to coordinate regulatory elements with defined outputs rather than relying only on unstructured cellular activity. This supports bioengineering strategies that require controlled and predictable behavior.