Resources
From 2006.igem.org
Introductory Material
- FAQ for new iGEM teams
- Abstraction hierarchy and PoPS
- Standard Assembly
- [http://www.nature.com/nature/comics/syntheticbiologycomic/index.html Comic] introducing basic ideas of Synthetic Biology, Parts and Devices.
- Drew Endy's article [http://openwetware.org/images/0/0d/Nature04342.pdf Foundations for engineering biology] (published in Nature), explaining motivation and ideas behind synthetic biology.
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_biology Wikipedia article] about synthetic biology, with more links
- [http://web.mit.edu/endy/www/igem/iGEM.supplement.pdf iGEM 2005 Supplement] This document summarizes what happened in 2003 and 2004, gives a background on abstraction and PoPS.
Publications and Talks
- Research Papers in Synthetic Biology - Library of synthetic biology publications
- iGEM Papers - An introduction to genetic engineering and synthetic biology
- [http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses/archive.php?seriesid=1906978261 Synthetic Biology Lectures] - Lecture series held at UC Berkeley from speakers in the field
iGEM News
Articles about iGEM from newspapers, journals, etc.
- iGEM News - the iGEM news portal
Synthetic Biology News and Events
- [http://www.lbl.gov/pbd/synthbio/townhall.htm Synthetic Biology Town Meetings]: "From understanding to action: community based options for improving safety and security in synthetic biology". Follow link for more information and live webcast coverage. Hosted by UC Berkeley April 18, 2006.
- [http://pbd.lbl.gov/sbconf/ Synthetic Biology 2.0] Berkeley, CA, May 20-22, 2006
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Technical
- The [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Synthetic_Biology:BioBricks BioBricks page] on OpenWetWare provides information related to BioBricks and the registry, including some Protocols.
- [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Main_Page OpenWetWare] - OWW is a portal for sharing information, know-how and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology & biological engineering.
Financial Support
- EU Financial Support from SYNBIOCOMM (available for 2007)
- Funding - information on obtaining funding for your iGEM team.
Misc
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page Wikipedia: How to edit a wiki] - A quick reference on how to edit a wiki
