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          <h2>Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk</h2>
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          <p>From our first contact with processing silk, our group became enamored with the look and feel of our silk, and the different forms it could take. We began to get involved with not just the scientific value, but the aesthetic of our silk products, and we knew there must be some application to it outside our laboratory.
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Also from the onset of our project, we knew we wanted to share our fascination with silk to the outside community, and explore what potential uses our project could have. We dreamed big: we wanted our project to reach world of biomedical devices, optics and fashion. But we were also interested in what potential others saw in our project, and after reaching out to the community, our human practices was born.
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Titled "Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk," our project is a collaboration with the UCLA Art | Sci center dedicated to bridge the gap between art and science through an open exhibition. On display is work from artist Jason Fahrion, who grows silkworms and creates mosaics out of their naturally fluorescent coccoons, as well as our own iGEM wall, where we lay out an interactive web-like diagram breaking down how we process our silk into different materials like fibers, gels and dust, with samples for guests to see and feel and experience the silk the same way we get to in our lab. Also along the walls are other forms of silk art, including a glass display of live silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves, Jason's mosaics and a display of the historical uses of silkworms and their silk. Through this, we hope to have the community explore with us the art and beauty behind our science, and the science behind what we see as art.
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The exhibition is open to the pubic, and here is a look inside <a href="http://dailybruin.com/2014/10/02/exhibition-weaves-art-science-together-with-silk/">"Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk."</a>
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An important aspect of the iGEM competition is the use and creation of standard  biological parts. Each team will make new parts during iGEM and will submit them to the <a href="http://partsregistry.org"> Registry of Standard Biological Parts</a>. The iGEM software provides an easy way to present the parts your team has created. The "groupparts" tag will generate a table with all of the parts that your team adds to your team sandbox.
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<strong>Note that if you want to document a part you need to document it on the <a href="http://partsregistry.org Registry"> Registry</a>, not on your team wiki.</strong> Future teams and other users and are much more likely to find parts on the Registry than on your team wiki.
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As soon as possible! We encourage teams to start completing documentation for their parts on the Registry as soon as you have it available. The sooner you put up your parts, the better recall you will have of all details surrounding your parts. Remember you don't need to send us the DNA to create an entry for a part on the Registry. However, you must send us the sample/DNA before the Jamboree. Only parts for which you have sent us samples/DNA are eligible for awards and medal requirements.
 
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We encourage you to put up <em>much more</em> information as you gather it over the summer. If you have images, plots, characterization data and other information, please also put it up on the part page. Check out part <a href="http://parts.igem.org/Part:BBa_K404003">BBa_K404003</a> for an excellent example of a highly characterized part.
 
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Revision as of 02:31, 17 October 2014

iGEM UCLA





Human Practices

Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk

From our first contact with processing silk, our group became enamored with the look and feel of our silk, and the different forms it could take. We began to get involved with not just the scientific value, but the aesthetic of our silk products, and we knew there must be some application to it outside our laboratory. Also from the onset of our project, we knew we wanted to share our fascination with silk to the outside community, and explore what potential uses our project could have. We dreamed big: we wanted our project to reach world of biomedical devices, optics and fashion. But we were also interested in what potential others saw in our project, and after reaching out to the community, our human practices was born. Titled "Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk," our project is a collaboration with the UCLA Art | Sci center dedicated to bridge the gap between art and science through an open exhibition. On display is work from artist Jason Fahrion, who grows silkworms and creates mosaics out of their naturally fluorescent coccoons, as well as our own iGEM wall, where we lay out an interactive web-like diagram breaking down how we process our silk into different materials like fibers, gels and dust, with samples for guests to see and feel and experience the silk the same way we get to in our lab. Also along the walls are other forms of silk art, including a glass display of live silkworms feeding on mulberry leaves, Jason's mosaics and a display of the historical uses of silkworms and their silk. Through this, we hope to have the community explore with us the art and beauty behind our science, and the science behind what we see as art. The exhibition is open to the pubic, and here is a look inside "Seres: Inhabitants of the Land of Silk."

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