IGEM:MIT/2005/Reflection

Accomplishments -85 biobrick parts specified in part registry -Figure of all parts made and parts tested and known to work—point to picture

What we take away -What we learned -Lab techniques: pcr, digestion, microscopy (fluorescence), recombinant dna techniques -Teamwork: making decisions as a team have efficient meetings (stay on topic, be concise but comprehensive) divide work, have regular team “update” meetings importance of communication among members and with advisors diversity of majors teaches us how to understand and work w/different ppl -Synthetic biology how to apply engineering concepts to a very complex, living organism advantages: utilize reproductive systems

What we say to future igem -Learning to work efficiently as a team is important -Many unexpected problems come up in lab work -don’t be discouraged by this - plan enough time for this assemblies gave lots of errors Quikchange often didn’t yield any colonies