Team:British Columbia

Blasting Away Biofilms

To disperse ''Staphylococcus aureus'' biofilms, our team is working to express an endogenous bacteriophage and biofilm matrix-degrading enzyme DspB under the control of the Agr quorum-sensing system.

And The Award Goes To...

Here's a list of the things we've accomplished according to iGEM judging and awards criteria. "I won and I get to scream and jump a little. But I got to go back to work tomorrow" - Benicio Del Toro, Best Supporting Actor.

It's Human!

Stop by our human practices section! What to see what people on the streets think about synthetic biology? We have quirky promoter maps, a live forum and a fabulous art gallery!

The Team

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iGEM

The International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) is the premiere undergraduate Synthetic Biology competition. Student teams are given a kit of biological parts at the beginning of the summer from the Registry of Standard Biological Parts. Working at their own schools over the summer, they use these parts and new parts of their own design to build biological systems and operate them in living cells. This project design and competition format is an exceptionally motivating and effective teaching method.

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