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Revision as of 14:36, 17 September 2015
Achievements
Bronze
We’ve registered our team, had a great summer and are looking forward to the iGEM Jamboree! We’ve got a poster and a presentation ready to present there and we’ve completed our iGEM 2015 Judging form.
We’ve made a wiki including a Description page.
We’ve put plenty of new parts in the Registry of Standard Biological Parts - there is a list on our Parts page.
We’ve listed all the people who have helped and trained us on our Attributions page.
Silver
We’ve experimentally validated several BioBrick Parts. You can find data in the registry and on our Results page.
There are significant ethical considerations with the production of bioengineered food supplements. By talking to Cancer charities, people who run trials to test the effects of diet on health, and the public we found out that while the genetic engineering of food is still controversial in Europe, opinions may differ when the reasons for engineering are for the prevention of cancer. You can read all about these studies on our Practices Page
Gold
Gold medaal