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The most fascinating projects I have found are: | 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. | 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: | 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, | Best, | ||
-seth | -seth | ||
Revision as of 06:14, 12 February 2009
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:
- 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:
- OpenWetWare provides tech support:
Best, -seth