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The Pennsylvania State University iGEM 2005

Bacterial “Relay Race”

-> 1. A motile bacteria moves along a microchannel producing a diffusible quorum signal

-> 2. When it encounters a second immotile bacteria, the quorum signal turns on a switch in the latter controlling its motility

-> 3. The switch in bacteria 2 produces a feedback signal telling the first bacteria to expire.

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 Bacterial “Relay Race”
-  -> 1. A motile bacteria ''[B1]'' moves along a microchannel producing a diffusible
+  -> 1. A motile bacteria moves along a microchannel producing a diffusible quorum signal
- quorum signal
-  -> 2. When it encounters a second immotile bacteria ''[B2]'', the quorum signal
+  -> 2. When it encounters a second immotile bacteria, the quorum signal turns on a switch in the latter controlling its motility
- turns on a switch controlling the latter’s motility
-  -> 3. Concurrently switching off its own motility, ''[B1]'', while starting the
+  -> 3. The switch in bacteria 2 produces a feedback signal telling the first bacteria to expire.
- motility of the second bacteria ''[B2]''.
 == '''Preliminary Cell Designs''' ==
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