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Team:TU-Eindhoven/Notebook/Before
From 2012.igem.org
Our work before the summer break
In order to make a chance to reach the iGEM competition finals, we have to choose an impressing project! To be inventive, it is important to know what is renewing within the field of synthetic biology and within the iGEM competition. Therefore, we regarded all projects of previous years and discussed the most remarkable projects during several group meetings. Furthermore, all new and interesting articles of the ‘Science’ and ‘Nature’ journals have been read. To stimulate the creativity within the group, we held a brainstorm session. We came up with a great variety of topics, from bacterial anti-aging cream to oil detecting bacteria and from bio batteries to anti-hangover medicines. Of all these subjects, the most interesting and most significant topics were chosen to be elaborated. After extensive research and decision making, we presented our remaining topics to our supervisors. Together we considered the possibilities and limitations of the knowledge and technical and biological requirements of the Eindhoven University of Technology. Because of many uncertainties, ethical problems and the lack of guarantees for results, we ended up with our final topic: building a television screen using genetically engineered yeast cells.
Possible Projects
