Homework

Weekly homework submissions:

• Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices

  Governance and Ethical Framework for Astro-Moss and Bio-textiles.

• Week 2: DNA Read, Write, & Edit

  DNA Design Challenge 3.1 Protein Choice I chose pHluorin (superecliptic pHluorin, SEP) because it makes pH changes visible as a clear signal. pH is a broadly meaningful indicator across scales: it can reflect cellular and bodily conditions (e.g., local acidity in compartments or stress-related microenvironments) and also environmental conditions (e.g., water/soil toxicity or chemical shifts). This makes SEP useful not only as a biosensing concept, but also as an interaction metaphor. Even small changes in conditions can switch what becomes visible.