Diverse perspectives on science and medicine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6828-1000 iGEM competition has attracted participants from all around the world, and Greece couldn’t be the exception. The first Greek team, iGEM Greece, had a quite successful participation last year. This picked the interest of
0000-0003-0319-5416Synthetic biology aims to engineer biological cells to perform many different useful functions, but before they can be used commercially or clinically they are extensively tested in the lab. Fluorescent proteins serve as our main tool for
0000-0003-0319-5416 More than five trillion tiny pieces of plastic are floating on the surface of the world’s oceans, threatening marine life and posing health hazards to humans. Bacteria could help researchers detect and clean up
by Konstantinos Vavitsas One of the events that mark the synthetic biology calendar every year is the iGEM Giant Jamboree. iGEM stands for International Genetically Engineered Machine competition. Since 2004, this event calls for the
iGEM Leiden have released a video of their project to build a garden on Mars. To achieve this they will use bacteria to ‘clean’ the Martian soil. However the iGEMers need your help to raise €8,600 to finance
Nowadays, the most important challenges to society are providing food, energy and other materials from limited natural resources. Plant Synthetic Biology has sprouted as the revolutionary method to solve these problems by designing and developing
by CosmoCrops, the University of Copenhagen iGEM team 2016 The Challenge: Space Exploration Ever wondered why humans have not colonized Mars, or traveled further into space? We have. It is not because the technology is
by Edinburgh iGEM 2016 In 2040, you will not be able to read this sentence. This isn’t because of some sci-fi apocalyptic event, or because you’ll forget how to read; rather, it will be
by @iGEM_ToulouseFR. The Lascaux cave, currently listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO, was discovered in 1940 in France and opened after World War II. It houses 18,000 years old parietal (‘cave art’) paintings and covers a
by Steven Burgess Ultimately scientists wish to make an impact on the world, be that discover fundamental information about how the world works, create a drugs to treat disease or make novel products for commercialization. Making
