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.
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.
Improve the function OR characterization of an existing BioBrick Part or Device (created by another team or your own institution in a previous year), enter this information in the Registry.
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. Describe an approach that your team used to address at least one of these questions. Evaluate your approach, including whether it allowed you to answer your question(s), how it influenced the team’s scientific project, and how it might be adapted for others to use (within and beyond iGEM).
Demonstrate the implementation of any fluidic system. Document via video, images, and text how you fabricated and tested any milli-, micro- or nano-fluidic system.
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.
Demonstrate the implementation of a novel fluidic system. This system can be a variation of an existing published system, with novel areas including optimized device geometries, integration of different functional modules (e.g. on-chip mixer and incubator), improved "world-to-chip" interfaces, improved controller hardware, or software.
Document what you consider the novel features are compared to previous work. Note this does not require demonstration of biological function. Use an existing fluidic system to miniaturize an established biological process (e.g. PCR) or characterize an existing BioBrick Part or Device. Document any biological protocols performed utilizing your fluidic system. Compare biological protocols conducted on-chip against standard bench top techniques.
Utilizing your novel fluidic system, characterize or improve the function of an existing BioBrick Part or Device. Document any biological protocols performed utilizing your microfluidic system. Compare biological protocols conducted on-chip against standard bench top techniques. Upload data collected to the page of the part(s) used on the Registry of Standard Biological Parts via experience page/contribution system.
Utilizing any fluidic system, characterize a new BioBrick Part or Device. Document any biological protocols performed utilizing your microfluidic system. Compare biological protocols conducted on-chip against standard bench top techniques. Upload data collected to the page of the part(s) used on the Registry of Standard Biological Parts via experience page/contribution system.
Help any registered iGEM team from another school or institution by, for example, characterizing a part, debugging a construct, or modeling or simulating their system.
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. Describe an approach that your team used to address at least one of these questions. Evaluate your approach, including whether it allowed you to answer your question(s), how it influenced the team’s scientific project, and how it might be adapted for others to use (within and beyond iGEM).
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