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Area of Science:

  • Synthetic Biology
  • Non-linear Dynamics
  • Circadian Clocks

Background:

  • Complex dynamics like period doubling and chaos are common in non-linear systems.
  • Experimental studies of these dynamics in biological circadian clocks are challenging.
  • Previous findings were primarily from computational models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide experimental evidence of period doubling in a biological oscillator.
  • To investigate the dynamics of a forced cell-free genetic oscillator.
  • To explore synchronization principles for genetic clocks.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a cell-free genetic oscillator in a microfluidic reactor.
  • Periodically perturbing the system by modulating component concentration.
  • Comparing experimental results with a theoretical model.

Main Results:

  • Experimental observation of period doubling and quadrupling in the oscillator.
  • Dynamics closely matched theoretical model predictions.
  • Identified conditions conducive to chaotic dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • Detuning the external driving from the intrinsic period leads to stable entrainment.
  • This provides a design principle for synchronizing synthetic and natural genetic clocks.
  • Highlights the potential for complex dynamics in engineered biological systems.