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The International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) is an annual undergraduate Synthetic Biology competition. Student teams begin the summer with a kit of over 1500 standardized biological parts, which they use to construct complex biological devices that operate in living cells, often along with totally novel parts of their own design. The teams gather in the first week of November at the Jamboree to present their work and share their designs and new parts with the community, competing for a variety of awards and a grand prize.
Podcasts
iGEM HQ is producing a series of video podcasts (vodcasts) about getting started with iGEM, the principles of Synthetic Biology, and how to use the Registry. Continue to the podcasts page to learn more about and view the short vodcasts. Currently there are six episodes online, in which Drew Endy explains Synthetic Biology and Reshma Shetty shows how to make new parts.
Talk
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Teach, Learn
Want to hone your scientific and modeling skills? Grab a couple of the papers listed in the community library and take a study break from the wetlab. Add and categorize new material as well.
Problem Parts & Geneart & Alumni
Making a new part by hand? There is a better way. Live in a future when DNA synthesis is affordable even for undergraduates. Under a special iGEM program, GENEART is offering Synthetic DNA for only 25 cents per base pair. The rest of the world will have to wait years for a price like this price to reach them.
the iGEM Story
The International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (iGEM) is an annual undergraduate Synthetic Biology competition. Student teams begin the summer with a kit of over 1500 standardized biological parts, which they use to construct complex biological devices that operate in living cells, often along with totally novel parts of their own design. The teams gather in the first week of November at the Jamboree to present their work and share their designs and new parts with the community, competing for a variety of awards and a grand prize.
The Jamboree
The teams are competing this weekend for valor, not money. The grand prize winner, to be announced today, brings home the iGEM cup, a large aluminum BioBrick that organizers liken to the "World Cup."
The goal of the competition is to get young scientists to help spawn new industries in synthetic biology and make sure scientists worldwide are involved, said Randy Rettberg, a research engineer at MIT who runs the iGEM contest.
Participate!
The teams are competing this weekend for valor, not money. The grand prize winner, to be announced today, brings home the iGEM cup, a large aluminum BioBrick that organizers liken to the "World Cup."
The goal of the competition is to get young scientists to help spawn new industries in synthetic biology and make sure scientists worldwide are involved, said Randy Rettberg, a research engineer at MIT who runs the iGEM contest.
