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ExiGEM2012 Diary Week 5


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WEEK FIVE 16th-20nd July 2012 This week saw the addition of 3 new team members. Emma and Chloe have joined us for the week and they have been very involved in both the wetlab and on aspects of the dry. For a full account of their week please view their page, found on the collaboration section. Chris Hack has joined us for a 6 week work placement; he too has been getting to grips with iGEM, the competition and our project. We’ve assigned Chris to Becca and Alex C’s mini project "Showcasing Polysaccharide Production" to which he has shown much enthusiasm towards. This week he’s mainly been concentrating on the application of levansucrase! Showcasing Polysaccharide Production received a third element, Cyclodextrins will also be investigated along with Hyaluronan Synthase and Levansucrase production – the gene for a cyclodextrin from Pseudomonas has been ordered. Our wiki stronghold have been working through the nights to make as much progress as possible before Ryan leaves on his 3 week Olympic holiday! A general guide has been compiled and most of the wiki code has been commented to allow easier access for not only our team but fellow iGEM’ers alike. Andy returned at the end of the week refreshed from his lovely holiday in Croatia. He’s still very optimistic in being able to get to work on the modelling of our project! Thank you very much to Emma and Chloe for their contributions and delicious treats!