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| <h1>'''Bronze Medal'''</h1>
| <h1>'''Bronze Medal'''</h1>
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The following 6 goals must be achieved:
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The following 6 goals (7 goals for measurement track) must be achieved:
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# Team registration.
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# ''Team registration.''
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##A link to our [https://igem.org/Team.cgi registration].
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#*A link to our [https://igem.org/Team.cgi registration].
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# Complete Judging form.
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# ''Complete Judging form.''
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##A link to our [https://igem.org/2014_Judging_Form?id=1416 judging form] with lots of information.
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#*A link to our [https://igem.org/2014_Judging_Form?id=1416 judging form] with lots of information.
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# Team Wiki.
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# ''Team Wiki.''
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##A link to our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas wiki home page].
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#*A link to our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas wiki home page].
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# Present a poster and a talk at the iGEM Jamboree.
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# ''Present a poster and a talk at the iGEM Jamboree.''
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##We will present a poster and a talk at the Jamboree.
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#*We will present a poster and a talk at the Jamboree.
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# The description of each project must clearly attribute work done by the students and distinguish it from work done by others, including host labs, advisors, instructors, sponsors, professional website designers, artists, and commercial services.
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# ''The description of each project must clearly attribute work done by the students and distinguish it from work done by others, including host labs, advisors, instructors, sponsors, professional website designers, artists, and commercial services.''
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##A link to our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/team Team and Attributions page].
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#*A link to our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/team Team and Attributions page].
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# Document at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device used in your project/central to your project and submit this part to the iGEM Registry
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# ''Document at least one new standard BioBrick Part or Device used in your project/central to your project and submit this part to the iGEM Registry.''
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##A link to our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/parts Parts page].
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#*A link to our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/parts Parts page].
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#'''Measurement Track''': ''Participate in the Measurement Interlab Study''
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#*We have completed the [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/interlab_study interlab study].
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'''All Six goals have been achieved or will be achieved during the Jamboree.'''
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'''All seven goals have been achieved or will be achieved during the Jamboree.'''
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| <h1>'''Silver Medal'''</h1>
| <h1>'''Silver Medal'''</h1>
In addition to the Bronze Medal requirements, the following 4 goals must be achieved
In addition to the Bronze Medal requirements, the following 4 goals must be achieved
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# Experimentally validate that at least one new BioBrick Part or Device of your own design and construction works as expected.
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# ''Experimentally validate that at least one new BioBrick Part or Device of your own design and construction works as expected.''
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# Document the characterization of this part in the “Main Page” section of that Part’s/Device’s Registry entry.
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# ''Document the characterization of this part in the “Main Page” section of that Part’s/Device’s Registry entry.''
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# Submit this new part to the iGEM Parts Registry (submissions must adhere to the iGEM Registry guidelines)  
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# ''Submit this new part to the iGEM Parts Registry (submissions must adhere to the iGEM Registry guidelines).''
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##The Biobrick parts and characterization can be found [http://parts.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K1416000 BBa_K1416000] and [http://parts.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K1416001 BBa_K1416000].
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#*The Biobrick parts and characterization can be found here: [http://parts.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K1416000 BBa_K1416000] and [http://parts.igem.org/wiki/index.php?title=Part:BBa_K1416001 BBa_K1416001].
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##Additional characterization and utilization can be found on our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Results_and_Data ncAA kit page] and our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/photocage#Results Photocage page].
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#*Additional characterization and utilization can be found on our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Results_and_Data ncAA kit page] and our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/photocage#Results Photocage page].
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##These links provide information that should be sufficient for the above three criteria.
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#*These links provide information that should be sufficient for the above three criteria.
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# iGEM projects involve important questions beyond the bench, for example relating to (but not limited to) ethics, sustainability, social justice, safety, security, or intellectual property rights. Articulate at least one question encountered by your team, and describe how your team considered the(se) question(s) within your project. Include attributions to all experts and stakeholders consulted.  
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# ''iGEM projects involve important questions beyond the bench, for example relating to (but not limited to) ethics, sustainability, social justice, safety, security, or intellectual property rights. Articulate at least one question encountered by your team, and describe how your team considered the(se) question(s) within your project. Include attributions to all experts and stakeholders consulted.''  
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'''WE NEED TO EXPLICITLY ADDRESS THISRelate to caffeinated coli? Relate to inconsistency in ncAA synthetases?'''
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#*The UT Austin iGEM team dealt with many "beyond the bench" issues as part of our involvement with SXSW Create this spring, particularly synthetic biology and how it can be a positive impact within a communityThese issues can be found throughout our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/human_practices#Caffeinated_Coli Caffeinated Coli SXSW outreach event page].  Additionally, we respected the intellectual property rights of all previous research that provided inspiration for this years' projects by referencing all publications, and we were ethical in our involvement of local coffee shops by clearly and accurately informing them on the subject of synthetic biology, our lab's focus, and the science behind caffeinated coli. All coffee shops were asked for permission to publicly display the resulting caffeinated coli data, and those requests to not be identified publicly were respected (there were less than a handful).
'''All four goals have been achieved.'''
'''All four goals have been achieved.'''
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| <h1>'''Gold Medal''' </h1>  
| <h1>'''Gold Medal''' </h1>  
In addition to the Bronze and Silver Medal requirements, any one or more of the following:
In addition to the Bronze and Silver Medal requirements, any one or more of the following:
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# Demonstrate a substantial improvement over the state of the art in cost, efficiency, precision, resolution, and/or other relevant capabilities of your measurement technique.  
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# ''Demonstrate a substantial improvement over the state of the art in cost, efficiency, precision, resolution, and/or other relevant capabilities of your measurement technique.''
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## Information pertaining to this can be found on our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Kit_Introduction ncAA Kit page -introduction/motivation] and in the [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Results_and_Data results, discussion, and conclusion sections].
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#* Information pertaining to this requirement can be found on our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Kit_Introduction ncAA Kit page].
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# ''Increase the ease of accessibility and portability of methods to other laboratories of a new measurement technique of your choosing. ''
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# Increase the ease of accessibility and portability of methods to other laboratories of a new measurement technique of your choosing.  
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#* Information pertaining to this requirement can be found on our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Kit_Introduction ncAA Kit page].
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## Information pertaining to this can be found on our [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Kit_Introduction ncAA Kit page -introduction/motivation] and in the [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit#Results_and_Data results, discussion, and conclusion sections].
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'''We believe we have achieved both of these goals, only one of which is needed.'''
'''We believe we have achieved both of these goals, only one of which is needed.'''
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| <h1>'''Measurement Track Awards'''</h1>
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''There are a lot of exciting Parts in the Registry, but many Parts have still not been characterized. Designing great measurement approaches for characterizing new parts or developing and implementing an efficient new method for characterizing thousands of parts are good examples.''
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We are eligible for [https://2014.igem.org/Tracks/Measurement#Requirements Best Characterization Project and Best Innovation in Measurement].
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As part of the measurement track, we have completed the [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/interlab_study interlab study].
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'''We would hope to receive consideration for these awards given our creation of a [https://2014.igem.org/Team:Austin_Texas/kit standard kit for assessing ncAA synthetase/tRNA pairs].'''  Our kit is a first step in bringing this exciting field into iGEM.  We have created an easy to use standardized kit that allows for the widespread characterization of synthetase/tRNA pair parts, which until now has been sorely missing from the field.  As part of our project, we have characterized seven ncAA synthetase/tRNA pairs, demonstrating that while some pairs are very good with high fidelity and high efficiency, other ncAA synthetases have exceedingly low fidelity, raising the question as to whether they are suitable for applications relating to synthetic biology.
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Additionally, we are eligible for [https://2014.igem.org/Tracks/Measurement#Requirements Best Characterization Project and Best Innovation in Measurement].
 
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'''We would hope to receive consideration for these awards given our creation of a standard kit for assessing ncAA synthetase/tRNA pairs.'''  Our kit is a first step in bringing this exciting field into iGEM by creating a way to standardize the widespread characterization of such parts, which until now has been sorely missing from the field.  As part of this first step, we have characterized seven ncAA synthetase/tRNA pairs, demonstrating that while some pairs are very good with high fidelity and high efficiency, other ncAA synthetases have exceedingly low fidelity, raising the question as to whether they are suitable for applications relating to synthetic biology.
 
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| <h1>'''Special Prize: Best Measurement Approach'''</h1>
 
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