Kathryn Atherton

Kathryn Atherton

Jul 24, 2017

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Deadline Extended!

Forty-three days ago, we announced that our deadline would be July 25 for raising the $4000 we need to finish our project and compete at the 2017 iGEM Giant Jamboree in November. However, with the overwhelming response we have received from new backers the past few days and only having raised 48% of our goal, we have requested that Experiment.com extend our deadline and give us one more week to achieve our goal. Luckily, our request was granted!

Our new deadline is August 2, 2017! We hope to use this to our advantage, and we ask that you help us in making this extension worth it. If you have already donated, we would appreciate it if you would spread the word about our project to your family and friends. If you are still considering donating, please let us know if you have any questions about our project, and we would love to answer them for you!

Thank you so much for all of your support; we could not do this without you!


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About This Project

Benzene is a toxic compound found in air polluted from cigarette smoke, car exhaust, and industry. It is known to be associated with oncogenesis, specifically the development of leukemia and lymphoma. Therefore, we want to engineer the lung microbial community to absorb, degrade, and neutralize benzene along with a potential delivery device for this project. We will be periodically meeting with industry experts to determine our product’s future applications.
Blast off!

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