Our team has also created and designed, together with a graphic designer, an educational book teaching about resveratrol and our research. This could be the starting point for other iGEM teams in following years, making the drawings and design of it more appealing than the WIKI’s.
We have also created an Instagram group since it is a spread social media, in which multiple iGEM teams are promoting their projects. Doing so, we want to enhance collaboration among different iGEM teams, as well as knowledge spread among different fields. Our goal is to know about other projects, that even though they might be different to ours, we can also bring up ideas to improve our project. Besides, all teams can enrich their ideas from other teams, creating a problem-solving network.
Moreover, the conversations held on this group will remain for future teams to get inspired by our ideas and messages.
In our project, we have investigated vectors, and we consider it a really interesting topic, even though it might be a little bit confusing to start reading about it without having a basic knowledge about vectors. Thus, we have created a guide to introduce everyone to vectors and we hope that this guide will help future iGEM teams to start developing their projects.
Resveratrol, a type of antioxidant, is found in various foods, but it's more abundant in certain ones. Below, we'll give you a list of foods that usually have higher levels of resveratrol:
Red grapes: Grapes, especially those of the red grape persuasion such as Concord grapes, red wine grapes, and purple grapes, proffer themselves as one of the most opulent founts of resveratrol.
Red wine: Particularly, wine of the crimson hue, emanating from grapes replete with resveratrol, akin to the aforementioned crimson grape varietals, attains recognition for its resveratrol reservoir. Nevertheless, it behooves one to partake in moderation, given the deleterious ramifications of immoderate libations of alcohol.
Walnuts: Walnuts, predominantly the common variety, emerge as an additional wellspring of resveratrol. They constitute a judicious inclusion in one's dietary regimen.
Blueberries: Blueberries, particularly those of a reddish tincture, house within them resveratrol, in conjunction with other salubrious antioxidants
Raspberries: Raspberries, yet another type of berry, can also boast appreciable quantities of resveratrol.
Cocoa and dark chocolate: Cocoa powder and dark chocolate, bearing a preponderance of cocoa constituents (a minimum of 70% cocoa), serve as repositories of resveratrol.
Peanuts: Peanuts provide resveratrol in moderate allotments.
Cherries: Cherries, specifically the darker cultivars, potentially harbor resveratrol within their juicy confines.
Black currants: Black currants represent yet another fruit, bestowed with resveratrol.
Soy: Some soy-based produce, including tofu and tempeh, may incorporate moderate measures of resveratrol.
It is imperative to retain cognizance that the concentrations of resveratrol are susceptible to variances contingent on the varietal and agrarian practices of the aliment in question. Furthermore, it merits mention that resveratrol is primarily domiciled in the skins of grapes and various other fruits; hence, the partaking of the peel, when delectable, becomes instrumental in reaping the rewards of this antioxidant compound.
We are aware of the importance of this significant source of antioxidants through diet. That's why we wanted to contribute with a weekly model diet example with fun recipes to our IGEM community. We invite you to try them, create your own versions, share photos of your creations on social media, and tag us !
After months of working on the synthesis of this intriguing antioxidant, we have come to fully appreciate its significance in our daily lives. That's why we want to share our knowledge in the form of easy-to-follow recipes, so our colleagues from other teams can have access to ideas and be inspired to incorporate resveratrol-rich foods into their diets.