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==Formal Meeting - 27 January 2010==
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*Attendance: Philip Hall, Rachel Boyd, Zoltan Balogh, Harsh Sheth, Younus Essa, Alan Koh, Steven Woodhouse, Da Ye, Jannetta, Richard, Matt, Jen and Anil  
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====Summary of the last meeting ====
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*We will need to look over past projects:
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===1. Summary of the last meeting ===
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**working with ''B. subtilis'' and the
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- We will need to look over ''B. subtilis'' and winners ...and the rest of the projects- need a novel twist
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**winners and the
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**rest of the projects
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===2. Summary of last informal meeting===
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*Summary of last informal meeting
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**''B. subtilis''  must be in ''italics!''
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===3. Wiki update===
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====Wiki update====
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- Login will be changed to password protected  
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*Login will be changed to password protected  
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===4. Ideas Brainstorm===
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====Ideas Brainstorm====
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=====Phil=====
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====Phil====  
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*Arsenic sequestering or heavy metal  
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- Arsenic sequestering or heavy metal  
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*Detect using fluorescence  
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- Detect using fluorescence  
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*Last year did it/Cambridge  
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- Last year did it/ Cambridge  
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*Pigments... can we improve?  
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- Pigments... can we improve?  
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====Zoltan====
====Zoltan====
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- Degrading hydrocarbons
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*Degrading hydrocarbons
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- B.subtillis  can do this already can we improve it  
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*''B. subtillis'' can do this already can we improve it  
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- Problem biofilms, we must stop the bacteria forming a biofilm  
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*Problem biofilms, we must stop the bacteria forming a biofilm  
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- Oil slicks  
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*Oil slicks  
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- Bacteria already do it, not as fit.
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*Bacteria already do it, not as fit.
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- Ethics
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*Ethics
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- Environment not contained  
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*Environment not contained  
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- Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick  
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*Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick  
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====Steven====
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- Removal of CO2   
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*Removal of CO2   
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- Making biotechnology safer  
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*Making biotechnology safer  
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- Kill switches  
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*Kill switches  
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- Reducing rates of mutation  
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*Reducing rates of mutation  
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====Harsh====
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- CO2 to isobutynol  
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*CO2 to isobutynol  
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- Cut cyclic chain , fuel instead of fat  
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*Cut cyclic chain , fuel instead of fat  
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- Spores not germinate  
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*Spores not germinate  
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- Weaponised hydrocarbon spores  
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*Weaponised hydrocarbon spores  
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- Need clean burn  
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*Need clean burn  
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====Alan====
====Alan====
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- Nitrogen fixation in soil  
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*Nitrogen fixation in soil  
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- Enhance  
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*Enhance  
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- Better promoter  
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*Better promoter  
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- Nitrogenase genes  
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*Nitrogenase genes  
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*Anaerobic  
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- 2009 heavy metal sequestering plus fertiliser  
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*2009 heavy metal sequestering plus fertiliser  
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- Plant root , protect(fungicide), fertilise  
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*Plant root, protect(fungicide), fertilise  
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====Timeline====  
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*Key Point on Monday
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– ABSOLUTE PRIORITY-KEY POINT ON MONDAY
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- Work backward from November
- Work backward from November
- Igem deadlines ... last years
- Igem deadlines ... last years

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Contents

Formal Meeting - 27 January 2010

  • Start time: 4pm
  • Attendance: Philip Hall, Rachel Boyd, Zoltan Balogh, Harsh Sheth, Younus Essa, Alan Koh, Steven Woodhouse, Da Ye, Jannetta, Richard, Matt, Jen and Anil

Summary of the last meeting

  • We will need to look over past projects:
    • working with B. subtilis and the
    • winners and the
    • rest of the projects
  • Summary of last informal meeting
    • B. subtilis must be in italics!

Wiki update

  • Login will be changed to password protected

Ideas Brainstorm

Phil
  • Arsenic sequestering or heavy metal
  • Detect using fluorescence
  • Last year did it/Cambridge
  • Pigments... can we improve?

Zoltan

  • Degrading hydrocarbons
  • B. subtillis can do this already can we improve it
  • Problem biofilms, we must stop the bacteria forming a biofilm
  • Oil slicks
  • Bacteria already do it, not as fit.
  • Ethics
  • Environment not contained
  • Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick

Steven

  • Removal of CO2
  • Making biotechnology safer
  • Kill switches
  • Reducing rates of mutation

Harsh

  • CO2 to isobutynol
  • Cut cyclic chain , fuel instead of fat
  • Spores not germinate
  • Weaponised hydrocarbon spores
  • Need clean burn

Alan

  • Nitrogen fixation in soil
  • Enhance
  • Better promoter
  • Nitrogenase genes
  • Anaerobic
  • 2009 heavy metal sequestering plus fertiliser
  • Plant root, protect(fungicide), fertilise

Timeline

  • Key Point on Monday

- Work backward from November - Igem deadlines ... last years - Personal constraints ... exam periods - Booking flights etc - On agenda again next week - Project decision |-

6. Action points

|- |Security –Zoltan /Anil talk to Dan |- |Start learning code- Everyone (who hasn’t already) |- |Add new members to mailing list-Jen |- |Send then the link to the wiki- Zoltan |- |Extend Monday meeting time-Zoltan |- |Project management software-Jennetta |- |Aim~ 5 projects in each area |- |Tutorials -clone manager and sequential, what is a biobrick tutorial, modelling tutorial –Anil and Jen/ We need to ask for them in advance |- |Register!- Anil and Jen |- |Add our own personal deadlines to the wiki- everyone |- |Program to sort out who's going to go through each of the past Igem projects –Zoltan |- |Breaking up past igems, review 30 each, linking up on wiki- all |-

7. Any other business

- May need to change 5pm meeting time - More ideas all our ideas are environmental - How many areas?- Best food/energy, Best environment, Best Health and medicine, Best manufacturing, Best new app, Best information processing, Best software tool - We should have a standing agenda - We need to start characterising early on |- |What is a bio brick? - Chunk of DNA - Defined start / end - Easily connected - No scars - Same restriction sites - Cut ends not middle - Like Lego bricks |-

|Terminology not sorted out yet!