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*Last year did it/Cambridge  
*Last year did it/Cambridge  
*Pigments... can we improve?  
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*Degrading hydrocarbons
*Degrading hydrocarbons
*''B. subtillis''  can do this already can we improve it  
*''B. subtillis''  can do this already can we improve it  
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*Environment not contained  
*Environment not contained  
*Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick  
*Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick  
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*Removal of CO2   
*Removal of CO2   
*Making biotechnology safer  
*Making biotechnology safer  
*Kill switches  
*Kill switches  
*Reducing rates of mutation  
*Reducing rates of mutation  
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*CO2 to isobutynol  
*CO2 to isobutynol  
*Cut cyclic chain , fuel instead of fat  
*Cut cyclic chain , fuel instead of fat  
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*Weaponised hydrocarbon spores  
*Weaponised hydrocarbon spores  
*Need clean burn  
*Need clean burn  
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*Nitrogen fixation in soil  
*Nitrogen fixation in soil  
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*2009 heavy metal sequestering plus fertiliser  
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*Key Point on Monday  
*Key Point on Monday  
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- Work backward from November
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*Work backward from November
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- Igem deadlines ... last years
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*Igem deadlines ... last years
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- Personal constraints ... exam periods  
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*Personal constraints ... exam periods  
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- Booking flights etc  
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*Booking flights etc  
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- On agenda again next week  
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*On agenda again next week  
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|Security –Zoltan /Anil talk to Dan  
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*Security –Zoltan /Anil talk to Dan  
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*Start learning code - Everyone (who hasn’t already)
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|Start learning code- Everyone (who hasn’t already)
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*Add new members to mailing list - Jen
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*Send then the link to the wiki - Zoltan
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|Add new members to mailing list-Jen
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*Extend Monday meeting time - Zoltan
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*Project management software - Jannetta
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|Send then the link to the wiki- Zoltan
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*Aim ~ 5 projects in each area  
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*Tutorials -clone manager and sequential, what is a biobrick tutorial, modelling tutorial –Anil and Jen/ We need to ask for them in advance  
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|Extend Monday meeting time-Zoltan
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*Register!- Anil and Jen  
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*Add our own personal deadlines to the wiki- everyone
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|Project management software-Jennetta
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*Program to sort out who's going to go through each of the past Igem projects –Zoltan
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*Breaking up past igems, review 30 each, linking up on wiki- all
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*May need to change 5pm meeting time  
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|Tutorials -clone manager and sequential, what is a biobrick tutorial, modelling tutorial –Anil and Jen/ We need to ask for them in advance  
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*More ideas all our ideas are environmental  
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*How many areas?- Best food/energy, Best environment, Best Health and medicine, Best manufacturing, Best new app, Best information processing, Best software tool  
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|Register!- Anil and Jen  
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*We should have a standing agenda  
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*We need to start characterising early on  
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|Add our own personal deadlines to the wiki- everyone
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*What is a bio brick?  
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**Chunk  of DNA  
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**Easily connected  
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**Cut ends not middle  
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**Like Lego bricks
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- How many areas?- Best food/energy, Best environment, Best Health and medicine, Best manufacturing, Best new app, Best information processing, Best software tool  
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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 - Jannetta
  • 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

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