https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/d2f259a2-cf4e-4850-b122-40dc6f007c78 Title: 2,4-Detector Description: This presentation video showcases an extensive synthetic biology project designed to tackle the 2,4-D herbicide drift ruining family-run grapevine farms coasting soybean fields inside Rio Grande do Sul's Pampa biome, the Campanha Gaúcha region. After highlighting that pesticide drift causes immense monetary damage in crop losses between 2018 and 2025, the video explains how direct dialogue with affected farmers, academic experts and agricultural technicians pivoted the approach from a biological degradation idea to the fast, affordable, on-site biosensor "2,4-Detector" that came to be. The team walks through the engineering process, demonstrating computational structural modeling of the regulatory protein used, a cell-free transcription-based system using an aptamer for rapid reporting to the fluorogenic dye devised, and a financially viable hardware paired with a mobile mapping platform. Finally, the video platforms educational outreach campaigns and community engagement initiatives done throughout three years of venture development aimed at cultivating biotechnology familiarity. Such effort culminated in an intuitive, accessible diagnostic pipeline that empowers local farmers to detect 2,4-D drift and secure their livelihoods. Wiki | Official Page Thu, 29 Oct 2026 21:22:02 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://video.igem.org https://video.igem.org/client/assets/images/icons/icon-1500x1500.png https://video.igem.org/videos/watch/d2f259a2-cf4e-4850-b122-40dc6f007c78 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://video.igem.org/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.