{"id":3606,"date":"2016-05-04T08:28:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T06:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/?p=3606\/"},"modified":"2017-01-20T20:47:08","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T20:47:08","slug":"bacteria-could-do-the-repair-work-on-space-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uniavisen.dk\/en\/bacteria-could-do-the-repair-work-on-space-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacteria could do the repair work on space missions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bacteria could be used on space missions to make plastic repairs. <\/p>\n

This is the concept that an interdisciplinary group of students is working on as they prepare for the annual iGEM competition, a global student competition in Synthetic Biology. The Copenhagen iGEM team, called CosmoCrops<\/a>, is using cyanobacteria and e-coli to create bio-plastic that can be used in 3D printers, theoretically on a spaceship. The team hopes that being able to generate bio-plastic in space will prolong a mission into space, especially in the case of a mechanical malfunction.<\/p>\n

“The cyanobacteria produce sugar, and the e. coli then uses the sugar to produce bio-plastic. This plastic can then be extracted and used in a 3D printer,” explains Joachim Larsen, a member of the CosmoCrops team and Master\u2019s student in biology-biotechnology at University of Copenhagen (UCPH). <\/p>\n

Just the beginning<\/h2>\n

Last year, the UCPH team Space Moss took home one of the gold medals<\/a> in the iGEM competition held in Boston, Massachusetts for their project that focused on genetically modifying moss so that it can resist extremely cold temperature can be able to survive on a much colder plant Mars. <\/p>\n

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Members of the CosmoCrops Team. From left to right: Joseph Parker, Giulia Perotti, Joachim Steen Larsen, Thue Christian Nikolajsen, Fouzia Hamid, Bastian Bakkensen, Nikolaj Pagh Kristensen and Iris Madsen. Not pictured: Andrea Charlie Stender Cordes and Stael Naseri.<\/em><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s team will continue research into enabling space exploration and prolonging space travel using synthetic biology. Their concept uses a so-called co-culture made up of cyanobacteria and e-coli. <\/p>\n

“A co-culture occurs when two different organisms support each other, or use the properties of one to make the other survive, as in our case,” says Larsen. <\/p>\n

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L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n

Life on Mars – attempt to grow moss in space<\/a> <\/div>\n

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“In the long term, we hope to separate the two bacteria to take out the E. coli and replace it with something else to produce something else,” says Joachim Larsen, a member of the CosmoCrops team and Master\u2019s student in Biology-biotechnology at UCPH.<\/p>\n

“We plan to use bio-plastic as proof of concept.”<\/p>\n

Preparing for competition<\/h2>\n

The co-culture they create with cyanobacteria and e-coli will just be a jumping off point for creating all sorts of necessary material in outer space. By plugging other organisms into the co-culture system with cyanobacteria, the team hopes to be able to produce things such as food and insulin, in addition to bio-plastic. <\/p>\n

The interdisciplinary team of Bachelor’s and Master\u2019s UCPH students were hand-selected by last year\u2019s team following a round of applications. The ten selected students will be attending different conferences in Europe this summer prior to heading off to Boston to compete in the annual synthetic biology competition.<\/p>\n

“The huge final competition will be in Boston like last year and will take place the last week of October,” relays Larsen.<\/p>\n

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Members of the CosmoCrops Team. From left to right: Joseph Parker, Thue Christian Nikolajsen, Bastian Bakkensen, Andrea Charlie Stender Cordes, Nikaloj Pagh Kristensen, Fouzia Hamid, Joachim Steen Larsen, Iris Madsen and Stael Naseri.<\/em><\/p>\n

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on Copenhagen's iGEM team are working on a concept for a bio-plastic generation system that can be used in space","use_post_excerpt":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"Byline","is_author":false,"contributors":[{"use_registered_user":false,"user":false,"contributor_name":"Christine Hebert","contributor_title":" ","contributor_image":false}]},{"acf_fc_layout":"Content","content":"<p>Bacteria could be used on space missions to make plastic repairs. <\/p>\n<p>This is the concept that an interdisciplinary group of students is working on as they prepare for the annual iGEM competition, a global student competition in Synthetic Biology. The Copenhagen iGEM team, called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CosmoCrops-807231196020265\/\" target=\"_blank\">CosmoCrops<\/a>, is using cyanobacteria and e-coli to create bio-plastic that can be used in 3D printers, theoretically on a spaceship. The team hopes that being able to generate bio-plastic in space will prolong a mission into space, especially in the case of a mechanical malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>“The cyanobacteria produce sugar, and the e. coli then uses the sugar to produce bio-plastic. This plastic can then be extracted and used in a 3D printer,” explains Joachim Larsen, a member of the CosmoCrops team and Master\u2019s student in biology-biotechnology at University of Copenhagen (UCPH). <\/p>\n<h2>Just the beginning<\/h2>\n<p>Last year, the UCPH team Space Moss took home one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/space-moss-group-got-key-nominations-boston\" target=\"_blank\">gold medals<\/a> in the iGEM competition held in Boston, Massachusetts for their project that focused on genetically modifying moss so that it can resist extremely cold temperature can be able to survive on a much colder plant Mars. <\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/igem_team_2016_1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Members of the CosmoCrops Team. From left to right: Joseph Parker, Giulia Perotti, Joachim Steen Larsen, Thue Christian Nikolajsen, Fouzia Hamid, Bastian Bakkensen, Nikolaj Pagh Kristensen and Iris Madsen. Not pictured: Andrea Charlie Stender Cordes and Stael Naseri.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s team will continue research into enabling space exploration and prolonging space travel using synthetic biology. Their concept uses a so-called co-culture made up of cyanobacteria and e-coli. <\/p>\n<p>“A co-culture occurs when two different organisms support each other, or use the properties of one to make the other survive, as in our case,” says Larsen. <\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-external-teaser dme-external-teaser-3\">\n<div class=\"image\">\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/29885\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/spacemoss_space_capsule_1_copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">\n<div class=\"label\">L\u00e6s mere:<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/universitetsavisen.dk\/node\/29885\">Life on Mars – attempt to grow moss in space<\/a> <\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser_text\">\n <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>“In the long term, we hope to separate the two bacteria to take out the E. coli and replace it with something else to produce something else,” says Joachim Larsen, a member of the CosmoCrops team and Master\u2019s student in Biology-biotechnology at UCPH.<\/p>\n<p>“We plan to use bio-plastic as proof of concept.”<\/p>\n<h2>Preparing for competition<\/h2>\n<p>The co-culture they create with cyanobacteria and e-coli will just be a jumping off point for creating all sorts of necessary material in outer space. By plugging other organisms into the co-culture system with cyanobacteria, the team hopes to be able to produce things such as food and insulin, in addition to bio-plastic. <\/p>\n<p>The interdisciplinary team of Bachelor’s and Master\u2019s UCPH students were hand-selected by last year\u2019s team following a round of applications. The ten selected students will be attending different conferences in Europe this summer prior to heading off to Boston to compete in the annual synthetic biology competition.<\/p>\n<p>“The huge final competition will be in Boston like last year and will take place the last week of October,” relays Larsen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dme-image dme-image-center dme-image-preset-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/old_files\/igem_team_2016_2.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Members of the CosmoCrops Team. From left to right: Joseph Parker, Thue Christian Nikolajsen, Bastian Bakkensen, Andrea Charlie Stender Cordes, Nikaloj Pagh Kristensen, Fouzia Hamid, Joachim Steen Larsen, Iris Madsen and Stael Naseri.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>universitypost@adm.ku.dk<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a good story? We would like to <a href=\"http:\/\/universitypost.dk\/article\/how-share-stories-university-post\" target=\"_blank\">hear from you<\/a>. 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