Tools We Created

The UW iGEM team has developed new tools to meet the needs of the synthetic biology community. We created a selection of 16 new vectors to test protein expression. To make submitting and describing parts easier, we also created two peices of software: WikiDust to upload wiki-friendly representations of network models, and PartsRobot to submit parts to the Registry in batches.

As the systems created by synthetic biologists get more complex, automation and computer-aided design will be needed. Computers will eventually play an important part in the design, construction, and testing of new devices. To meet the emerging needs of synthetic biology, the UW iGEM team has developed several software tools.