Team:Cambridge/Diary

5th July 2011 - THE iGEM FACTOR

What a good project idea needs (these are just some things to think about while researching, but try and answer as many as possible in your presentation):

PROJECT TITLE:

• What is the goal of this project?
• Can we do this in 8 weeks (or less ideally)?
• Outline 3 stages to achieve the goal:
• What is the most difficult aspect of this potential project?
• Does the project have one minimum requirement to work (eggs in one basket) or can we do several miniprojects in parallel?
• Has anyone done this before and if so who and how far did they take it? (iGEM team? or other researchers?)
• Is there a group in Cambridge or elsewhere we can make use of for this project idea?
• What resources are available? Are the genetic sequences available?
• Can we use the DNA 2.0 sequencing budget ( they will synthesise from scratch, any sequence up to 8-10kb) - this is a valuable resource very few other teams will have access to and what would we use it for?
• What result/picture on the wiki would PROVE this works.
• What biobricks are available? is there scope for making new ones?
• What awards and or tracks would this project lend itself to?
• Is there an awesomely bad pun for this project title?

RESEARCH FOR TUESDAY 5th JULY - To present back tomorrow, powerpoint slides optional

• FELIX - Microfluidics, Carbon Sequestration, Magnetic Bacteria
• MATT - Bacterial Electricity, High Sensitivity Olfactory Reception in Bacteria and Applications, finish sponsorship brochure
• MARTA - Sulphur metabolism, Tissue Recognition
• HEATHER - Plastic Degradation and Crude Oil Degradation
• KATY - Cellulose Breakdown into Biofuels, Landmine detection
• JOE - Fermentation (quorum clock/temporal switches)
• JONATHAN - Fermentation (quorum clock/temporal switches)
• HAYDN - Magnetic Nanoparticles (production)
• CAT - Disease detection/tropical disease