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- | + | <p>University of St Andrews' team for 2012 <em>International Genetically Engineered Machine competition</em></p> | |
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- | + | <p>ω-3 fatty acid is a key component of the healthy human diet. The nutrient is only synthesized naturally in a handful of organisms (algae and oil-rich plants). Our team partially recreated the pathway for ω-3 production in <i>E. coli</i> using genes from the cyanobacteria <i>Synechocystis</i>, despite the difficulty of working with membrane-bound proteins. Until now, synthetic ω-3 production has only been achieved in plants. | |
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- | <p>We investigate the relationship between the iGEM competition and the rest of the scientific community. Is iGEM <em>really</em> having scientific impact? How often, how fairly and by whom are iGEM teams cited?</p> | + | <p>We investigate the relationship between the iGEM competition and the rest of the scientific community. Is iGEM <em>really</em> having scientific impact? How often, how fairly and by whom are iGEM teams cited? Does the iGEM competition result in scholarly articles being published? What can guarantee continued recognition within the SynBio community?</p> |
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- | <p>We | + | <p>We modelled fish population dynamics. Our result: if we continue fishing in the current manner, by 2100, only a fraction of present day biomass will remain. Yet, there is hope. Indeed, realizing Team St Andrews' alternative production of omega-3 could be the measure necessary to save our seas. We investigated the effect that alternative production can have on future fish biomass, as well as the practicalities of preserving life in this manner.</p> |
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- | <p>The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the | + | <p>The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the premier undergraduate synthetic biology competition. Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from the Registry of Standard Biological Parts. Working at their own schools over the summer, they use these parts and new parts of their own design to build biological systems and operate them in living cells. This project design and competition format is an exceptionally motivating and effective teaching method.</p> |
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Latest revision as of 02:02, 23 October 2012
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University of St Andrews' team for 2012 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition
Alternative omega-3 production and novel metal recovery methods
![University of St Andrews coat of arms](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2012/a/ad/Crest.gif)
Metal binding protein
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2012/9/9f/MetalBindingLogo_100.png)
Precious and toxic metals from car catalysts frequently find their way into the environment. By developing metal-binding proteins, we can reverse metal aggregation on our roads. This not only reduces the environmental impact of personal transportation, but will proffer a new man-made mine of precious metals.
ω−3 fatty acids synthesis
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2012/5/57/OmegaThreeLogo_100.png)
ω-3 fatty acid is a key component of the healthy human diet. The nutrient is only synthesized naturally in a handful of organisms (algae and oil-rich plants). Our team partially recreated the pathway for ω-3 production in E. coli using genes from the cyanobacteria Synechocystis, despite the difficulty of working with membrane-bound proteins. Until now, synthetic ω-3 production has only been achieved in plants.
Scientific impact of iGEM
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2012/a/ac/ImpactLogo_100.png)
We investigate the relationship between the iGEM competition and the rest of the scientific community. Is iGEM really having scientific impact? How often, how fairly and by whom are iGEM teams cited? Does the iGEM competition result in scholarly articles being published? What can guarantee continued recognition within the SynBio community?
The mathematics of ω-3
![](https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2012/f/f0/ModSquadLogo_100.png)
We modelled fish population dynamics. Our result: if we continue fishing in the current manner, by 2100, only a fraction of present day biomass will remain. Yet, there is hope. Indeed, realizing Team St Andrews' alternative production of omega-3 could be the measure necessary to save our seas. We investigated the effect that alternative production can have on future fish biomass, as well as the practicalities of preserving life in this manner.
iGEM
The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the premier undergraduate synthetic biology competition. Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from the Registry of Standard Biological Parts. Working at their own schools over the summer, they use these parts and new parts of their own design to build biological systems and operate them in living cells. This project design and competition format is an exceptionally motivating and effective teaching method.