Watch the moment the MLB's No. 1 prospect, Jackson Holliday (20), received the news that he'd been called up to make his Baltimore Orioles debut.

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Watch the moment the MLB's No. 1 prospect, Jackson Holliday (20), received the news that he'd been called up to make his Baltimore Orioles debut.

(Courtesy: Orioles/X)

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PLAY BALL❗️This is hands down my favourite vintage Toronto Blue Jays pieces…⚾️ The crewneck was made in 1992 for the season opener between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles, just so happens that the Blue Jays won the World Series the...

Previously broadcast on Twitch, this is a live artstream featuring the work of Corey Johnston of Coreyartus Imagery. All his work is done in Procreate on a 12.9" iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. This recording features the development of a greetin...

In 1/3 of the world’s oceans, iron concentration limits phytoplankton growth. Iron is required for photosynthesis and is a critical micronutrient for the marine food web. Improved abilities to capture iron could increase phytoplankton populations, resulting in numerous environmental benefits. To this end, we engineered a cyanobacteria to transport iron into cells and reduce it to the bioavailable Fe(II) form. We predict this will promote phytoplankton growth, stabilizing the marine food chain.

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Title: JoyBiotic

Description: The 2021 Baltimore Biocrew is developing a psychobiotic product to help relieve the symptoms of mental illnesses including depression and anxiety. This psychobiotic will increase the production of serotonin, a neurotransmitter implicated in mental illnesses. As adolescents who’ve endured a worldwide pandemic, we understand firsthand the toll COVID-19 and social isolation has taken on all of us, and we want to help disadvantaged communities who don’t have easy access to mental health treatment.

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Title: Improving Iron Uptake and Processing in Synechococcus CB0101 to Bolster Marine Ecosystems

Abstract: In 1/3 of the world's oceans, the iron concentration limits phytoplankton growth. Iron is required for photosynthesis and is critical for the base of the marine food web. A better ability to capture iron could increase phytoplankton populations which would have benefits such as reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide by acting as a carbon sink. We decided to engineer Synechococcus (cyanobacteria) because it consumes high levels of CO2, has a high replication rate, and has been used by many previous iGEM teams. Our project will engineer cyanobacteria to transport iron into cells and reduce it to the bioavailable Fe(II) form. The increased iron utilization will increase photosynthesis and growth of phytoplankton. To prevent harmful phytoplankton blooms, a kill switch will also be added to the cells to prevent overgrowth of cells if iron concentration increased significantly. These modifications will stabilize the marine food chain and absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.

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Title: Joy-Biotic: Challenging Mental Illness & Its Stigma One Flavored Drop at a Time

Description: The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought an increase in mental illness rates. The group most critically affected by this increase is high school students, the peer group of The Baltimore BioCrew. To challenge the stigma and the increasing rates of mental illness, the BioCrew has created Joy-Biotic, a flavored water probiotic that will increase serotonin production by producing 5-HTP, GABA, and acetylcholine in Lactobacillus and E. coli Nissle. These molecules increase neurotransmitters in the brain. To prevent serotonin syndrome, we engineered a negative feedback loop that would regulate the levels of serotonin. To raise awareness about mental health stigma, we have created a podcast interviewing mental health professionals, a social media campaign, an educational comic, and a course teaching high school students about the relationship between the gut biome and mental health. Through oral ingestion of Joy-Biotic, the BioCrew plans to fight mental illness one flavored drop at a time

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