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Seth at 05:14, 3 March 2009

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Seth at 06:14, 12 February 2009

2009-02-12T06:14:00Z

Seth at 06:03, 12 February 2009

2009-02-12T06:03:16Z

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The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) is coming to Bloomington. It is a contest built on a set of standards that enable students to design novel organisms for engineering purposes with minimal capital and training.

The most fascinating projects I have found are:
-E. Coli that generates peppermint smell when it is growing and banana smell when it stops
-Another organism that emits a red dye if it is in arsenic laced water; providing a cheap arsenic test.
-Photosensitive E.Coli; literal biofilm. In the attached flier, you see a print of the classic "Hello World". There can be no more overt demonstration of the intent to turn biology into engineering/programming.

These are organisms engineered by students! The callout next Thursday is to recruit a team to participate in iGEM2009. Bioengineering experience is not required. It was started at MIT and in four years has grown from 5 to 84 participating schools from around the world.

Meetings Thursdays at 5:30
COB (Classroom Office Building) 116

And for your browsing pleasure:
iGEM 2008 is the most recent contest:
http://2008.igem.org
The Registry of Standard Biological Parts, in which a 'part' is a gene that has been modified to suit the easy-to-work-with BioBrick standard:
http://partsregistry.org
OpenWetWare provides tech support:
http://openwetware.org

Best,
-seth

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 These are organisms engineered by students!  The callout next Thursday is to recruit a team to participate in iGEM2009.  Bioengineering experience is not required. It was started at MIT and in four years has grown from 5 to 84 participating schools from around the world.
- Meetings Thursdays at 5:30
+Meetings Tuesdays at 5:30
- COB (Classroom Office Building) 116
+COB (Classroom Office Building) 118
 And for your browsing pleasure:

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 The most fascinating projects I have found are:
--E. Coli that generates peppermint smell when it is growing and banana smell when it stops
+*E. Coli that generates peppermint smell when it is growing and banana smell when it stops
--Another organism that emits a red dye if it is in arsenic laced water; providing a cheap arsenic test.
+*Another organism that emits a red dye if it is in arsenic laced water; providing a cheap arsenic test.
--Photosensitive E.Coli; literal biofilm.  In the attached flier, you see a print of the classic "Hello World".  There can be no more overt demonstration of the intent to turn biology into engineering/programming.
+*Photosensitive E.Coli; literal biofilm.  In the attached flier, you see a print of the classic "Hello World".  There can be no more overt demonstration of the intent to turn biology into engineering/programming.
 These are organisms engineered by students!  The callout next Thursday is to recruit a team to participate in iGEM2009.  Bioengineering experience is not required. It was started at MIT and in four years has grown from 5 to 84 participating schools from around the world.
-Meetings Thursdays at 5:30
+ Meetings Thursdays at 5:30
-COB (Classroom Office Building) 116
+ COB (Classroom Office Building) 116
 And for your browsing pleasure:
-iGEM 2008 is the most recent contest:
+*iGEM 2008 is the most recent contest:
-http://2008.igem.org
+**http://2008.igem.org
-The Registry of Standard Biological Parts, in which a 'part' is a gene that has been modified to suit the easy-to-work-with BioBrick standard:
+*The Registry of Standard Biological Parts, in which a 'part' is a gene that has been modified to suit the easy-to-work-with BioBrick standard:
-http://partsregistry.org
+**http://partsregistry.org
-OpenWetWare provides tech support:
+*OpenWetWare provides tech support:
-http://openwetware.org
+**http://openwetware.org
 Best,
 -seth