At-Home, Cell-Free Synthetic Biology Education Modules for Transcriptional Regulation and Environmental Water Quality Monitoring

Jung, Jaeyoung K.; Rasor, Blake J.; Rybnicky, Grant A.; Silverman, Adam D.; Standeven, Janet; Kuhn, Robert; Granito, Teresa; Ekas, Holly M.; Wang, Brenda M.; Karim, Ashty S.; Lucks, Julius B.; Jewett, Michael C.

doi:10.1021/acssynbio.3c00223

At-Home, Cell-Free Synthetic Biology Education Modules for Transcriptional Regulation and Environmental Water Quality Monitoring

Journal Article · 12 September 2023 · ACS Synthetic Biology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.3c00223· OSTI ID:2422509

Jung, Jaeyoung K. ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; ^[4]; ^[5]; Kuhn, Robert ^[6]; Granito, Teresa ^[7]; Ekas, Holly M. ^[2]; Wang, Brenda M. ^[2]; Karim, Ashty S. ^[2]; ^[4]; ^[8]

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Water Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; OSTI
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences Graduate Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Water Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
Lambert High School, Suwanee, Georgia 30024, United States
Centennial High School, Roswell, Georgia 30076, United States; Innovation Academy STEM High School, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009, United States
Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois 60201, United States
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Chemistry of Life Processes Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Center for Synthetic Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States; Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States; Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States

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Research Organization:: Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0023278

OSTI ID:: 2422509

Journal Information:: ACS Synthetic Biology, Journal Name: ACS Synthetic Biology Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 12; ISSN 2161-5063

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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