We wanted to find a way to generate energy without the use of fossil fuels that harm the environment. We knew that electricity is generated from the movement of ions, and we also knew that cells can move ions, so we wanted to create electricity from cells. We then looked into some animals that can already generate electrical fields, such as eels, and we wanted to mimic them in order to modify existing cells to produce electricity. We also wanted to use this electricity to power devices such as prosthetics.