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==Formal Meeting - 27 January 2010==
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*Start time: 4pm
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*Start time: 4 p.m.
*Attendance: Philip Hall, Rachel Boyd, Zoltan Balogh, Harsh Sheth, Younus Essa, Alan Koh, Steven Woodhouse, Da Ye, Jannetta, Richard, Matt, Jen and Anil  
*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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*[[Team:Newcastle/Agendas/27_January_2010| Agenda]]
====Summary of the last meeting ====
====Summary of the last meeting ====
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*Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick  
*Damaging to wild life, counterproductive to cleaning up the oil slick  
=====Steven=====
=====Steven=====
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*Removal of CO2  
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*Removal of CO<sub>2</sub>  
*Making biotechnology safer  
*Making biotechnology safer  
*Kill switches  
*Kill switches  
*Reducing rates of mutation  
*Reducing rates of mutation  
=====Harsh=====
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*CO2 to isobutynol  
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*CO<sub>2</sub> to isobutynol  
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*Cut cyclic chain , fuel instead of fat  
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*Cut cyclic chain, fuel instead of fat  
*Spores not germinate  
*Spores not germinate  
*Weaponised hydrocarbon spores  
*Weaponised hydrocarbon spores  
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*Anaerobic  
*Anaerobic  
*2009 heavy metal sequestering plus fertiliser  
*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=====  
=====Timeline=====  
*Key Point on Monday  
*Key Point on Monday  
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*Booking flights etc  
*Booking flights etc  
*On agenda again next week  
*On agenda again next week  
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*Project decision  
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*Project decision
====6. Action points ====
====6. Action points ====
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*Security –Zoltan /Anil talk to Dan  
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*Security – Zoltan/Anil talk to Dan  
*Start learning code - Everyone (who hasn’t already)
*Start learning code - Everyone (who hasn’t already)
*Add new members to mailing list - Jen
*Add new members to mailing list - Jen
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*Project management software - Jannetta
*Project management software - Jannetta
*Aim ~ 5 projects in each area  
*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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*Tutorials - clone manager and sequentia, what is a BioBrick tutorial, modelling tutorial – need to ask Anil and Jen in advance  
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*Register!- Anil and Jen  
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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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*Add our own personal deadlines to the wiki - everyone
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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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*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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*Breaking up past igems, review 30 each, linking up on wiki - all
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====Any other business====  
====Any other business====  
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*May need to change 5pm meeting time  
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*May need to change 5 p.m. meeting time  
*More ideas all our ideas are environmental  
*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  
*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: 4 p.m.
  • Attendance: Philip Hall, Rachel Boyd, Zoltan Balogh, Harsh Sheth, Younus Essa, Alan Koh, Steven Woodhouse, Da Ye, Jannetta, Richard, Matt, Jen and Anil
  • Agenda

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 sequentia, what is a BioBrick tutorial, modelling tutorial – need to ask Anil and Jen 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 5 p.m. 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
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