BIOTECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
This project was a way to wrap up this year of STEM. Our goal in this project was to find a world problem and solve that problem using biology. This project was on of the hardest and longest projects. Our group decided to focus on algae manipulation. Below is our presentation that we created in order to persuade people to invest in our "company."
ALGAE MANIPULATION
Algae Manipulation Presentation HERE | |
File Size: | 620 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
This was our presentation focusing on our biotechnology solution of manipulating algae. We hope to use a gene gun to bombard the algae cells with the bacterium enterobacter asburiae YT1 and bacillus sp. YP1. After successful fusion we would release the new algae near trash island and the algae would slowly begin to break down and convert the garbage to CO2.
OCEAN POLLUTION
Biotech Engineering Presentation | |
File Size: | 1778 kb |
File Type: | pptx |
This was our presentation that we first made which focused on ocean pollution itself and why we chose it, as well as our other ideas. It covers statistics and facts about the pollution problem we face and a bit about what we plan to do about it.
Terms:
Biotechnology: a means of study of organisms classified in the biology range using cutting edge technology
pollutant: any specimen or item that is either man made or harmful to the environment it is introduced to
FTIR: a method used to find the absorption or emission of a substance; spectroscopy is taken over a ride range
homgenate: extracted tissues from an organism
PE: the most common form of packaging plastic, short for polyethylene which has a carbon backbone
PET: another form of plastic with a polyester backbone
bio-degradation: the reduction or degradation of organic matter (broken down)
microorganism: a microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus
pollutant: any specimen or item that is either man made or harmful to the environment it is introduced to
FTIR: a method used to find the absorption or emission of a substance; spectroscopy is taken over a ride range
homgenate: extracted tissues from an organism
PE: the most common form of packaging plastic, short for polyethylene which has a carbon backbone
PET: another form of plastic with a polyester backbone
bio-degradation: the reduction or degradation of organic matter (broken down)
microorganism: a microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus
Reflection:
Overall, this project was a success. We learned a lot about the environment around us and realized there are things we can do to fix it. We found that finding a focus was actually very easy for us and we were so eager to start working for change that we skipped a few of the first steps we needed to do. We managed to get back on track and were able to complete two presentations, a video, and a poster. I was very proud of what we accomplished and thought that my group worked very well together, even though we tended to get off task at times. We met up a lot after school and face timed in order to get as much time as we felt we needed and in the end we finished a great project!