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Team Snapshot
The Edinburgh team is composed of 8 undergraduate/graduate students and three supervisors from three different schools within the University of Edinburgh (Biology, Engineering and Informatics). They are developing two projects: a biological counter based on cell division, and a self-flavoring yogurt system. Read more here.
Interview questions: Who is your team & how did it form, inspiration for project, low/high point, barriers, successes, funny moments.
News
- Forums & new frontpage design
- We've made a couple of improvements to the iGEM websites. First up: Forums. Use them to solve your transformation problems, for iGEM banter, or just to trash talk the competition. Second: New iGEM 2007 wiki frontpage! You like? You liiike! Amongst much recategorization of content, we've added a couple of new areas, including a team of the week! Currently we're featuring Missouri Western, but your team should be next week!
- TTT workshops have concluded
- Three workshops, three continents. Results from the Teach the Teachers workshops are online, including pictures, video, schedules, and more. read more
- SB 3.0
- SB3.0, the third international conference on Synthetic Biology, directly proceeded the third TTT workshop. There were lots of great talks, including one by Hamilton and two! by 2006 iGEM teams! read more
read all 8 news items here
The iGEM story
iGEM is the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition. Hundreds of undergraduates from all over the world annually spend their summer learning the principles of Synthetic Biology and then proving they work by designing and building novel biological machines (using a standardized kit of genetic building blocks), sharing their work with the community as they compete for awards and fame at the Jamboree, held the first weekend of November.
- The students call the shots - not the professors or grad students.
- They build cool stuff! And it works! Check out Eau d'Coli and the coliroid, not to mention the arsenic sensor
- They are boot strapping synthetic biology! iGEM provides a unique way for undergraduates to invest the time, energy, and creativity to develop the field that other more traditional research structures cannot.
Read the rest iGEM story here.
Geneart
Little logo here Live in the Future - GENEART is supporting iGEM 2007 by providing teams with an exclusive DNA synthesis price that's years (link to carlson curves) ahead of the competition - $0.25 a base! Live in the future - Place your order now!
Learn more here
Papers & Press
Visit the Library to read and add to lists of articles about:
- iGEM teams in the news
- the iGEM organization
- Synthetic Biology in the news
- Synthetic Biology literature
- Synthetic Biology protocols
Recently added iGEM:
- Blah de bla - university of yuba
- Bio-Legos? - Virginia Tech cavalier
Synthetic Biology
- Enabling a scientific anti-commons - Nature Letters
Jamboree
The two most intense days of iGEM occur during the first weekend of November at the annual Jamboree, when all the teams gather to share their parts and their projects in competition for awards of excellence. Many teams leave as winners, but only one leaves as the year's champion.
Quick Links
- Check the Jamboree Schedule: November 3-4 at MIT
- Check the rules: Parts & Team Wikis due Oct. 19
- Getting here: tickets, visas, hotels, & the jamboree fee.
