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__NOTOC__==Copenhagen iGEM Team== | __NOTOC__==Copenhagen iGEM Team== | ||
| - | + | * They are making short instructional videos called "Biobricks of Knowledge." To help them in this endeavor, we are making a video to show how to work with bacteriophage. | |
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==NRP-UEA iGEM Team== | ==NRP-UEA iGEM Team== | ||
| - | + | * Their project focuses on Streptomyces bacteria. As part of it, they wanted to collect soil/sediment samples from around the world that they could use to test the biosensor that they were developing. We collected a soil/sediment sample for them from the Provo River and mailed it to them. | |
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==TU/Eindhoven iGEM Team== | ==TU/Eindhoven iGEM Team== | ||
| + | * They are creating a “Synthetic Facts” database website that acts as a fact checker site for the public to access and find out more about synthetic biology and to dispel some of the myths and misunderstood ideas about synthetic biology. DID WE CHECK THIS? | ||
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==University of Texas at Austin iGEM Team== | ==University of Texas at Austin iGEM Team== | ||
| - | + | * They are preparing a petition to update the assembly and submission standards required for the submission of BioBricks to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts which require the removal of non-approved restriction enzyme sites that are used as the suffix and prefix of parts when assembled using the recommended methods. We participated in a collaborative discussion with them and other teams where input was gathered on our current preparation, assembly, and submission processes to submit parts to the iGem registry and a petition was proposed to update the submission requirements for iGem parts. | |
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==Purdue iGem Team== | ==Purdue iGem Team== | ||
| - | + | Their aim is to create a standardized protocol for the characterization of parts submitted to the iGem parts registry, including a list of protocols and assays that need to be performed on each part. They hope to both standardize and improve the information available for parts in the iGem database. We participated as a team in a series of collaborative discussions on what we found to be the most important information for parts in the registry, problems or issues with the current characterization processes, and specific ideas of improvement for the characterization and documentation for biobrick parts. We also volunteered to help create the specific protocols that would be used, and to use the new protocols in the characterization of our parts this year. | |
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Copenhagen iGEM Team
NRP-UEA iGEM Team
TU/Eindhoven iGEM Team
University of Texas at Austin iGEM Team
Purdue iGem TeamTheir aim is to create a standardized protocol for the characterization of parts submitted to the iGem parts registry, including a list of protocols and assays that need to be performed on each part. They hope to both standardize and improve the information available for parts in the iGem database. We participated as a team in a series of collaborative discussions on what we found to be the most important information for parts in the registry, problems or issues with the current characterization processes, and specific ideas of improvement for the characterization and documentation for biobrick parts. We also volunteered to help create the specific protocols that would be used, and to use the new protocols in the characterization of our parts this year.
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