Science Festival

We were located at the IGM (Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie) in one of the biology laboratories of the University. We presented the iGEM contest and our project using these different items :

• Odor-free bacteria: We presented the use of phages to remove the gene responsible of the bad odor in E.coli. Bacterial cultures were set up to show the difference of smell between the cultures with or without this gene.

• Lemon scent : We used models to illustrate the making of the biobricks which allowed us to show the available tools of iGEM and to introduce this concept in a simple and playful way.

• Colour change : We presented the working of the salicylate inducible suppressing system via a model of the biobrick and how the salicylate acts on it. We also use an equivalent chemical reaction showing the colour change from green to yellow when a reagent is consumed.

• Lemon shape : Models moulded in coloured agar were exposed to the public to illustrate our project.