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==Crash Course==
==Crash Course==
At the start of the summer we had a two-week crash course in synthetic biology. Having lectures from a wide range of experts and practicals in the afternoon including electrical engineering, [[Team:Cambridge/Gibson/Introduction|Gibson Assembly]] and tower construction, we learnt a lot about synthetic biology and engineering. It was also a great way to get to know each other, our supervisors and all the other students that also attended the course.
At the start of the summer we had a two-week crash course in synthetic biology. Having lectures from a wide range of experts and practicals in the afternoon including electrical engineering, [[Team:Cambridge/Gibson/Introduction|Gibson Assembly]] and tower construction, we learnt a lot about synthetic biology and engineering. It was also a great way to get to know each other, our supervisors and all the other students that also attended the course.
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==Brainstorming==
==Brainstorming==
After a successful crash course in synthetic biology we spent a couple of days days generating as many ideas as we could, and then whittling them down to a final four - Turing Patterns, Bioluminesence, Quiesence and HIV Diagnosis. After a few more days of research we decided to focus on bioluminescence and quiescence, splitting the project into three parts - luciferase optimisation and luciferin recovery, luciferin synthesis, and turning quiescence into biobricks, and presented our ideas to our supervisors.
After a successful crash course in synthetic biology we spent a couple of days days generating as many ideas as we could, and then whittling them down to a final four - Turing Patterns, Bioluminesence, Quiesence and HIV Diagnosis. After a few more days of research we decided to focus on bioluminescence and quiescence, splitting the project into three parts - luciferase optimisation and luciferin recovery, luciferin synthesis, and turning quiescence into biobricks, and presented our ideas to our supervisors.
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Daisy Ginsberg ran a session for us, helping us to think about what a future lit by bioluminescence might look like - a very useful human practices exercise!
Daisy Ginsberg ran a session for us, helping us to think about what a future lit by bioluminescence might look like - a very useful human practices exercise!
==French TV==
==French TV==
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A French TV crew from the channel Arte came and filmed us in the lab for use in a documentary they were making, and also filmed us discussing some of the human practices side of iGEM and synthetic biology.
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A French TV crew from the channel ARTE came and filmed us in the lab for use in a documentary they were making, and also filmed us discussing some of the human practices side of iGEM and synthetic biology.
==Music Video==
==Music Video==
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After finding Gibson Assembly so useful over the summer, to promote it and fulfill our longing to make a Cambridge iGEM band, we wrote and recorded a song about Gibson Assembly to the track of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something. We had a lot of fun and the number of hits on the youtube video are slowly increasing.
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After finding Gibson Assembly so useful over the summer, to promote it and fulfill our longing to make a Cambridge iGEM band, we wrote and recorded a song about Gibson Assembly to the tune of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" by Deep Blue Something. We had a lot of fun and the number of hits on the youtube video are slowly increasing.
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