On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 10:53 AM, Dar Tu <
darr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi. :) I'm basically proposing health monitoring devices that use synthetic
> organisms and one way is through breath testing. I don't particularly have
> gasses in mind, more so just I'd like to have a proof of concept in that
> breathing onto can create a glow that can be measured by a luminometer.
Well remember that the gasses will have to either be soluble in the
media (some kind of water most likely, unless you're dealing with
something like Pichia pastoris) and/or your cell needs to have a
surface receptor/pump for the gas molecule. If it isn't soluble, that
isn't a deal-breaker... but you will definitely need something on your
cell to grab onto the gas as you bubble it into the media.
-Nathan