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2016

GolS paper-based colorimetric gold biosensor

Bronze MedalNew Application
Team size
51 members
Track
New Application
Section
Overgraduate
Competed as
Toronto

Full writeup

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02What happened

The year

Built around GolS, a bacterial transcriptional regulator that responds to gold ions, the team developed a paper-based colorimetric test for gold in solution — cheap, field-deployable detection with no instrument required. Bronze medal, from a 51-person team.

03Results

Awards

A bronze medal, with no special prizes recorded.

04Gallery

Photographs

Photographs

The 2016 team on front campus, University College behind them
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