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Why is a team of 8 to 15 best?
We recommend iGEM teams have between 8 and 15 student team members. We find this size is the most manageable for coordinating lab experiments, fundraising, travel, successful communication, and more. Teams smaller than 8 team members are certainly welcome to participate, just keep in mind it may limit how much the team can accomplish. Still want a small team? Go for it and show us how it works for you! Teams larger than 15 team members should keep in mind that you will likely generate more work than can be presented in a 20-minute presentation and one poster. Take advantage of the multiple team discount and have two teams! With that comes more time to present all that you have done.
Don't larger teams do better?
In looking at team score versus team size, we have found that team size does not affect team score.
See the graph below for a plot of team size versus team score generated using iGEM 2014 scores and team size.
