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My Summer

Explore the groundbreaking advancements in biotechnology and nanotechnology, from targeted drug delivery to regenerative medicine and computing technologies. Discover how synthetic genomics and nanomaterials are reshaping healthcare, computing, and energy sectors.

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My Summer

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  1. My Summer David Klee

  2. My Research • Nanotechnology – the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale • Biotechnology – the use of microorganisms or biological substances to perform specific industrial or manufacturing processes

  3. Pharmaceutical use of Nanotechnology in Tumor Cells • Nano-particles designed to carry drugs specifically to tumor cells • In a University of Michigan study, 35% of the mice given the drug-laced nano-particle survived compared to 0% of the mice who were given the nanoparticle or drug (methotrexate) separately http://www.mddcva.com/business/13-6m-national-cancer-institute-grant-gives-birth-tojohns-hopkins-center-of-cancer-nanotechnology-excellence

  4. Use of Nanotechnology in Computing and Electronics • Graphene – an extremely thin sheet of pure carbon rings • Thin, transparent, and highly conductive • Will likely replace silicon in electronic or memory devices • Graphene conducts electrons 100 times faster than silicon • A graphene ultra capacitor holds twice the storage of a traditional ultra capacitor

  5. Biotechnology: Synthetic Genomics • Scientists placed artificially-produced genes into a colony of bacterium • In two days the bacterium showed characteristics of the implanted genes • Many people question this method of biotechnology because new species are created that could disrupt present ecosystems

  6. Use of Synthetic Genomics • Scientists altering the genomes of viruses to develop vaccines • Developing algae that produce biofuels without the environmental footprint of harvesting fossil fuels • Some scientists were able to use a colony of bacterium to store data

  7. Biotechnology: Regenerative Medicine • Extracellular matrix (ECM) is placed in the injured tissue or muscle and over several weeks the tissue heals to its original strength

  8. Biotechnology: Regenerative Medicine • It works because the ECM naturally summons stem cells to the area which develop into the desired cell type based on the location of the injury • An ex-Marine, who lost 70% of his thigh muscle from a car bomb, was able to regain 103% of his natural muscle mass using ECM and physical therapy

  9. Biotechnology:Potential AIDS Cure • By removing certain receptors on T cells, scientists pioneered a method to create cells that are resistant to the HIV virus • Scientists are able to take blood from a patient, alter the T cells within the blood, and transfuse this blood back to the patient. • Although this process significantly decreases the presence of the virus in the bloodstream, latent viruses will still remain

  10. What I did over the summer • I spent a lot of time at my camp in Schroon Lake • I also played some lax, tennis, and went sailing

  11. What I did over the summer

  12. References • http://southasia.oneworld.net/globalheadlines/next-generation-algae-biofuel-by-2030 • http://www.i-thought.org/technology-thoughts/bacteria-data-storage/ • http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g275/p20310 • Heger, Monica. "Life After Silicon—How Graphene Could Revolutionize Electronics." Discover Magazine. 19 May 2010. Web. <http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jun/04-life-after-silicon/?searchterm=life after silicon>. • McAuliffe, Kathleen. "First Synthetic Organism Created." Discover Magazine Jan.-Feb. 2011. 26 Apr. 2011. Web. <http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jan-feb/02/?searchterm=First synthetic organism>. • "Nanoparticles Carry Cancer-Killing Drugs into Tumor Cells in Mice with Increased Efficacy and Lower Toxicity." SNM - Advancing Molecular Imaging and Therapy. 16 June 2005. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.snm.org/index.cfm?PageID=4082>. • Neimark, Jill. "The End of AIDS." Web. • Piore, Adam. "How Pig Guts Became the Next Bright Hope for Regenerating Human Limbs." Discover Magazine. Discover Magazine. July-Aug. 2010. Web. 2 Sept. 2011. <http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/13-how-pig-guts-became-hope-regenerating-human-limbs/?searchterm=pig guts>.

  13. Questions?

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