From OpenWetWare  Jump to: navigation, search   We believe that
modelling animal nervous system in prokaryotic chassis has a
wealth of potential applications in synthetic biology. Using ion
channels can reduce the lag between input and output inherent in
systems that rely on changing gene expression, and instead
provide rapid response to stimuli. This is the focus of the
Voltage section of our project, that aims to integrate
glutamate-sensitive potassium channels in E.coli, and in future,
explore other signalling molecules, and use voltage-sensitive
channels that could enable action potential propagation.  The
nervous system also offers a strong example of the significance
of self-organisation in development, an important factor in
determining how the few precursor cells grow into an extremely
complex and dynamic network.  Turing Pattern Formation  Turing
Patterns   Voltage Output  Electric Bug   Magnetic Bacteria  We
are investigating the formation of magnetosomes (membrane bound
magnetite particles) in magn