Old IGEM News

Post news articles that you find on the iGEM program (please provide dates and URL's)

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===Science Articles===
<small>iGEM and the greater scientific community</small>

*[http://tinyurl.com/j7wup MIT Scientists Ask Biologists to Imitate Engineers]<small> ExtremeNano - 06/21/06</small>
*[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.synthetic18jun18,0,984573.story?page=1&coll=bal-ideas-headlines  Playing God in the lab] <small>Baltimore Sun - 06/18/06</small><br>
*[http://www.focusmag.co.uk/cover.asp Design for Life]<small> BBC Focus - 6/06 </small><br>
*[http://scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=000E491E-B2F9-146C-B2F983414B7F0000 Engineering Life: Building a Fab for Biology]<small> Scientific American - 6/06 </small><br>
*[http://www.focusmag.co.uk/cover.asp Design for Life]<small> BBC Focus - 6/06 </small><br>
*[http://tinyurl.com/qqafx Engineering Life: Building a Fab for Biology]<small> Scientific American - 6/06 </small><br>
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v441/n7092/pdf/441388a.pdf Synthetic biologists try to calm fears]<small> Nature Magazine - May 25, 2006</small>
*[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v438/n7067/full/438417a.html Synthetic Biology: Designs on Life]<small> - Nature Magazine (synthetic biology dedicated issue) 11/24/05</small><br>
*[http://www.bio-itworld.com/newsitems/2005/nov2005/11-08-05-news-igem  iGEM 2005: Synthetic Biology’s Future]<small> - Bio IT World.com 11/8/2005</small><br>
*[http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2005/1116synthlife.shtml Synthetic Life Research Shows Progress—And Raises Questions]<small> - American Association for the Advancement of Science - 11/5/2005</small><br>
*[http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041004/pf/431624a_pf.html Starting from scratch]<small> Nature - 11/6/04</small><br>
*[http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/303/5655/158 Synthetic Biology:Microbes Made to Order]<small> Science Magazine - 1/9/2004</small><br>

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===Education===

<small>Articles from educational institutions</small>
*[http://tinyurl.com/k29ht Princeton University Genetic engineering competition puts students at cusp of new science]<small>News@Princeton 07/27/06</small>
*[http://tinyurl.com/mk6er Princeton University Team Competing in iGEM]<small>Princeton Packet 07/07/06</small>
*[http://staff.missouriwestern.edu/~eckdahl/iGEM/St_Joseph_NewsPress_7_2006.htm Science students heading to MIT]<small>St. Joseph News-Press 07/05/06</small>
*[http://tinyurl.com/o4ett Students plan to devote summer to MIT synthetic biology competition]<font size=1>Brown Daily Herald - 03/20/2006</font>
*[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/csbi-0308.html Endy gives talk on DNA programming]<font size=1>MIT News Office - 03/08/2006</font>
*[http://www.engr.psu.edu/newsevents/NewsDetail.asp?NewsYear=2006&NewsMonth=1 Penn State Newsbrief on the 2005 Jamboree]<small> Penn State - 1/31/06 </small><br>
*[http://www.eng.cam.ac.uk/news/stories/2006/iGEM_competition/ Cambridge University News]<small> Cambridge - 1/25/06 </small><br>
*[http://www.utexas.edu/features/2005/bacteria/index.html The Right Exposure]<small> UT Austin - 12/19/2005 </small><br>
*[http://www.cambridge-mit.org/cgi-bin/default.pl?SID=6&NewsID=329 Genetically engineered machines invade MIT]<small> MIT - 12/17/05 </small><br>
*[http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2005/12/12-08-05tdc/12-08-05dnews-07.asp Students race bacteria in MIT competition]<small> - Penn State 12/08/05 </small><br>
*[http://www2.davidson.edu/common/templates/news/news_tmp03.asp?newsid=5394 Davidson Students “Ace” Presentation at MIT Synthetic Biology Competition]<small> Davidson - 11/29/05</small><br>
*[http://pub.ucsf.edu/newsservices/releases/200511214/ Scientists engineer bacteria to create living photographs]<small> UCSF - 11/23/05 </small><br>
*[http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2005/igem-post.html Teams lay BioBrick foundation for genetic engineering] <small> MIT news office - 11/08/05 </small><br>
*[http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2005/08.25/00-biomech.html Undergraduates spend summer creating living machines]<small> Harvard - 8/25/05 </small><br>
*[http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/02/03/news/11891.shtml Students build bio-circuits]<small> Daily Princeton - 2/3/2005 </small><br> 


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===Society===

<small>Synthetic Biology, iGEM, and society</small>

*[http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7854314 Synthetic Biology: Life 2.0] <small>the Economist 8/31/2006</small>
*[http://tinyurl.com/naxvp The Biggest DNA Ever Made]<small>Businessweek 07/13/06</small>
*[http://tinyurl.com/j7wup MIT Scientists Ask Biologists to Imitate Engineers]<small> ExtremeNano - 06/21/06</small>
*[http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/ideas/bal-id.synthetic18jun18,0,984573.story?page=1&coll=bal-ideas-headlines  Playing God in the lab] <small>Baltimore Sun - 06/18/06</small><br>
*[http://www.nature.com/news/2006/060612/full/060612-5.html Newspaper investigation highlights bioterror fears]<small>Nature 6/14/2006 doi:10.1038/</small><br>
*[http://www.forbes.com/2006/04/15/synthetic-biology-evolution_cx_mh_06blank_0418life.html Blank Slate - Regenesis]<small> Forbes 4/18/06 </small><br>
*[http://www.londonpress.info/lps/article.asp?uniqueID=5831&category=science The March of the Bio-Machines Advances]<small> London Press - 3/20/06</small><br>
*[http://www.biosysbio.com/ BiosysBio 2007 Conference]<small> UK synthetic biology conference highlighting European iGEM projects - 3/01/06</small><br> 
*[http://www.scitechinfo.com/node/520 7 from Penn State enter the Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Competition]<small> Sci/Tech newsfeed - 2/06/06</small><br>
*[http://www.jumpingelectrons.com/Technology/Bacteria-Photograph.asp Live Photographs]<small> Jumping Electrons - 12/12/06</small><br>
*[http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20051210/bob9.asp The Sum of the Parts]<small> Science News - 12/10/06</small><br>
*[http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20051214-9999-lz1c14circuit.html Controlling organisms with biological circuits opens up a world of possibilities and dangers]<small>San Diego Union Tribune - 12/6/05 </small><br>
*[http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2005/11/the_biological_camera.php The Biological Camera]<small> Seed Magazine - 11/29/05</small><br>
*[http://college4.nytimes.com/guests/articles/2005/11/24/1283098.xml Live From the Lab, a Culture Worth a Thousand Words]<small> New York Times - 11/24/05</small><br>
*[http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=167600232&printable=true The List: R&D Projects that must get done]<small> EE Times - 8/8/05</small><br>
*[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/mit.html Life: Reinvented]<small> Wired - 1/05</small><br>
*[http://tinyurl.com/s2k56 Gates foundation to promote synthetic biology]<small> CNET news - 12/13/2004</small>
*[http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22100356 Conference hones tools for synthetic bio revolution]<small> EE Times 6/21/04 </small><br>
*[http://www.eetonline.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21800320 Conference kicks off synthetic bio revolution]<small> EE TIMES - 6/15/04 </small><br>*[http://www.forbes.com/best/2001/0910/016.html Brainy Bacteria]<small> Forbes - 09/10/01 </small><br>
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===Misc===
<small>Other iGEM-related documents</small>

*[http://gspp.berkeley.edu/iths/UC%20White%20Paper.pdf Synthetic bio whitepaper]<small> Berkeley Synbio Policy Group, April 15, 2006</small>
*[http://www.onr.navy.mil/about/conferences/rd_partner/2005/docs/past/2005/0507_rettberg_synthetic_biology.pdf ONR 2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference, 26-29 July 2005 (PDF document)]<small> R. Rettberg powerpoint presentation</small><br>
*[http://www.univ-poitiers.fr/recherche/documents/pcrdt7/syntheticbiology.pdf Synthetic Biology, Applying Engineering to Biology (PDF document)]<small> EU NEST Report EUR21796 </small><br>