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iGEM 2006 - The international Genetically Engineered Machine competition
iGEM is an international arena where student teams compete to design and assemble engineered machines using advanced genetic components and technologies. Learn more.

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>> Registration for iGEM 2007 is now open at www.igem2007.com

Visit the iGEM 2006 web site detailing results from the 2006 Jamboree and public relations information @ www.igem2006.com.
Don't forget to mark your Favorite Parts in the Registry. Here's how
Check out the Jamboree 2006 Image Gallery
See the latest Jamboree information here.

Check for Past Events...

>> Jay Keasling - Scientist of the Year Discover Magazine

Gene Machine: Cells Engineered To Prevent Sepsis Win Synthetic Biology Competition Science Daily
Genetically Engineered Machines Competition Slashdot.org
Bizarre bacterial creations Technology Review
Genetic Jamboree draws innovators The Boston Globe

add your own iGEM News...

iGEM is an initiative of the MIT iCampus program, which is funded by Microsoft Corp. iCampus sponsors faculty innovations in educational technology, helps incubate them through classroom use, and promotes their adoption, evaluation and continued evolution through worldwide multi-institutional cooperation.

iGEM Competition c/o 32 Vassar Street, Room 314, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 258 5244 | Join iGEM | Support iGEM

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-'''<big>iGEM 2005</big> - The summer 2005 intercollegiate Genetically Engineered Machine competition.'''
+__NOTOC__
-== [[Jamboree]] November 5 & 6 ==
+<font size=4>Note:  The [http://igem.org iGEM 2008 Wiki] can be found here!</font>
-During the first weekend of November, students and instructors from all of the schools will meet
-at MIT to present their work and celebrate their accomplishments. Please join us and learn how
-Synthetic Biology is changing the teaching and the engineering of biology.
-==Participating Schools==
+<font size=1>This wiki is archived and the contents frozen.  Please update your links.</font>
-{| width=400 align=center
-|[[Berkeley]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Berkeley Parts]
-|[[Caltech]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Caltech Parts] [http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~murray/synbio/wiki/index.php WIKI]
-|-
-|[[Cambridge]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Cambridge Parts] [http://www.ccbi.cam.ac.uk/iGEM2005/index.php/Main_Page WIKI]
-|[[Davidson]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Davidson Parts]
-|-
-|[[ETH Zurich]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_ETHZ Parts]
-|[[Harvard]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Harvard Parts] [http://karma.med.harvard.edu/wiki/iGEM_2005 WIKI]
-|-
-|[http://model.mit.edu/igem/index.php?title=People MIT] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_MIT Parts] [http://model.mit.edu/igem WIKI]
-|[[Oklahoma]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Oklamhoma Parts]
-|-
-|[[Penn State]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Penn_State Parts]
-|[[Princeton]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Princeton Parts] [http://ehukai.ee.princeton.edu/wi/index.php WIKI]
-|-
-|[[Toronto]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Toronto Parts]
-|[[UCSF]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_UCSF Parts]
-|-
-|[[UT Austin]] [http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_UTAustin Parts]
-|[http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/partsdb/pgroup.cgi?pgroup=iGEM&group=iGEM_Registry Registry Parts]
-|}
-==Events==
-*[http://parts2.mit.edu/r/parts/htdocs/iGEM2005/ttt.cgi Teacher's Workshop] - May 15-15, 2005
-**[[Parts, Devices, Systems & Engineering Theory]]
-**[[Risks and Rewards]]
-**[[Notes on Tom Knight's talk]]
-**[http://web.mit.edu/endy/www/scraps/talks/iGEM/Silver.yeast.ppt Pam Silver's yeast powerpoint]
-**[[Jamboree]], November 5-6, 2005
-==Papers for Students to Read==
+<table width=100% height=5px><tr><td bgcolor="#2171B8" align="center"><font color=#ffffff size=1></font></td></tr></table>
-===General Review Papers===
-*A. Malcolm Campbell. 2005. Meeting Report: Synthetic Biology Jamboree for Undergraduates. Cell Biology Education. 4: 19 - 23. (Meeting Report for 2004 Jamboree) [http://www.cellbioed.org/pdf/04-11-0047.pdf URL]
+<font size=4>'''iGEM 2006''' - The international Genetically Engineered Machine competition</font>
-*Dan Ferber. 2004. Microbes Made to Order. Science. Vol. 303: 158 - 161. (Good general overview), [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/303/5655/158 URL]
+<br>
+''iGEM is an international arena where student teams compete to design and assemble engineered machines using advanced genetic components and technologies.''
+<font size=1>[http://2006.igem.org/About_iGEM Learn more.]</font>
+<table width=100% height=5px><tr><td bgcolor="#2171B8" align="center"><font color=#ffffff size=1></font></td></tr></table>
-*Jeff Hasty, David McMillen, and J. J. Collins. 2002. Engineered Gene Circuits. Nature. Vol. 420: 224 - 230. (Scholarly Review Paper), [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v420/n6912/abs/nature01257_fs.html URL]
-*Philip Ball. 2004. Starting from Scratch. Nature. Vol. 431: 624 - 626. (OK general overview), [http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041004/pf/431624a_pf.html URL]
+<div id="menu">
+{|cellspacing="1" style="text-align:left"
-*Editors of Nature. 2004. Futures of Artificial Life. Nature. Vol. 431: 613. (Editorial that addresses ethical considerations), [http://www.bio.davidson.edu/courses/synthetic/papers/Synthetic_Editorial.pdf URL]
+| {{Click || image=buttonschool.gif | link=Schools_Participating_in_iGEM_2006 | width=30px | height=30px }}
+|<font size="2" color="black">'''Meet the [[Schools_Participating_in_iGEM_2006|37 teams]] participating in 2006'''</font>
+|[[image:Verticalrule.png]]
-===Research Papers in Synthetic Biology===
+| {{Click || image=buttonprepare.gif | link=Resources | width=30px | height=30px }}
+|<font size="1" color="black">See [[Resources |teaching resources]] to learn about our unique methods</font>
+|[[image:Verticalrule.png]]
-*Timothy S. Gardner, Charles R. Cantor, and James J. Collins.  2000.  Construction of a genetic toggle switch in Escherichia coli.  Nature. Vol. 403.  339 - 342. (Bistable gene regulatory network, toggled by transient chemical or thermal induction, to serve as cellular memory)
+| {{Click || image=registry.png | link=Main_Page | width=45px | height=45px }}
+|<font size="1" color="green">'''Ready to build?''' </font><font size="1" color="black">Go to the [http://partsregistry.org Registry] for BioBrick parts and tools</font>
+|[[image:Verticalrule.png]]
-*Robert T. Batey, Sunny D. Gilbert, and Rebecca K. Montange. 2004. Structure of a Natural Guanine-responsive Riboswitch Complexed with a Metabolite Hypoxanthine. Nature. Vol. 432. 411 - 415. (Distinguishes Riboswitches from Aptamers and Antiswitches; also shows 3D structure of aptamer and ligand)
+| {{Click || image=buttonambassador.gif | link=IGEM_Ambassador_Program | width=40px | height=40px }}
+| <font size="1" color="black">The [[IGEM_Ambassador_Program|Ambassador Program]] helps teams around the globe succeed</font>
+|[[image:Verticalrule.png]]
-*News Summary of Batey et al. 2004. (Batey et al., paper above)
+| {{Click || image=dontpanic.jpg | link=help! | width=30px | height=30px }}
+|<font size="1" color="black">Give and get [[help!|help information and FAQs]] here.</font>
-*Laising Yen et al. 2004. Exogenous Controlof Mammalian Gene Expression through Modulation of RNA Self-cleavage. Nature. Vol. 431: 471 - 476. (mRNA-mediated regulation of translation)
+|-
+|}
+</div>
-*Yina Kuang, Israel Biran, and David R. Walt. 2004. Simultaneously Monitoring Gene Expression Kinetics and Genetic Noise in Single Cells by Optical Well Arrays. Analytical Chemistry. Vol. 76: 6282 - 6286. (Analysis of two promoters)
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-*Thomas Bulter, Sun-Gu Lee, Wilson WaiChun Wong, Eileen Fung, Michael R. Conner, and James C. Liao.  2004. Design of artificial cell-cell communication using gene and metabolic networks.  PNAS. 101(8): 2299-2304.  (Quorum sensor using acetate signal)
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+[[image:Radio-iGEM-current-events.gif|Current Events]]
-*Hideki Kobayashi, Mads Kaern, Michihiro Araki, Kristy Chung, Timothy S. Gardner, Charles R. Cantor, and James J. Collins.  Programmable cells: Interfacing natural and engineered gene networks. PNAS. 101(22): 8414-8419. (Toggle switch interfaced with 1) SOS signaling pathway for DNA damage response and 2) quorum sensing signalling pathway)
+<font size="1" color="red">>></font> Registration for iGEM 2007 is now open at [http://www.igem2007.com www.igem2007.com]
+*Visit the iGEM 2006 web site detailing results from the 2006 Jamboree and public relations information @ [http://www.igem2006.com www.igem2006.com].
+*Don't forget to mark your Favorite Parts in the Registry.  [http://partsregistry.org/Help:Favorite_Parts Here's how]
+*Check out the Jamboree 2006 [[Jamboree:Images|Image Gallery]]
+*See the latest Jamboree information [[Jamboree|here]].
-*Sara Hooshangi, Stephan Thiberge, and Ron Weiss. 2005. Ultrasensitivity and noise propagation in a synthetic transcriptional cascade. PNAS. 102(10): 3581–3586. (Basic Research Paper)
-*Bayer, Travis S. and Christina D . Smolke. 2005. Programmable ligand-controlled riboregulators of eukaryotic gene expression. Nature Biotechnology. 23 (3): 337 - 343. (Antiswithces that turn off or on mRNA translation, regulated by amptamer binding ligands)
-*Isaacs, Farren J. and James J. Collins. 2005. Plug-and-play with RNA. Nature Biotechnology. 23 (3): 306 -307. (Commentary on Bayer & Smolke, 2005.)
-* Subhayu Basu, Yoram Gerchman, Cynthia H. Collins, Frances H. Arnold and Ron Weiss. 2005. A synthetic multicellular system for programmed pattern formation. Nature. Vol. 434:1130-1134 (Cool patterns, seeded with senders, with receivers responding to chemical gradients) [http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v434/n7037/abs/nature03461.html URL]
-===Mathematical Modeling in Synthetic Biology===
+<font color=mediumblue>'''Check for [[Current Events|Past Events]]...'''
-* Hasty J, McMillen D, Isaacs F, Collins JJ. 2001. Computational studies of gene regulatory networks: in numero molecular biology. Nat Rev Genet. 2001 Apr;2(4):268-79.
-* Guet, C&abreve;lin C., Elowitz, Michael B., Hsing, Weihong, Leibler, Stanislas Combinatorial Synthesis of Genetic Networks Science 2002 296: 1466-1470
-* McAdams HH, Arkin A. Simulation of prokaryotic genetic circuits. Annu Rev Biophys Biomol Struct. 1998; 27:199-224. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.27.1.199 Link]
+| width="480px" valign="top" style="padding: 0px; border: 2px solid #2171B8;"|
+[[image:Radio-iGEM-News.gif |iGEM News]]
-==Possible Fun Groups==
+<font size="1" color="red">>> </font> [http://www.discover.com/issues/dec-06/cover/ Jay Keasling - Scientist of the Year] <small>Discover Magazine</small>
-#[[Awards Panel]]
+*[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061114193826.htm Gene Machine: Cells Engineered To Prevent Sepsis Win Synthetic Biology Competition] <small>Science Daily</small>
-#[[Jamboree Planning]]
+*[http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/06/1913228&threshold=-1  Genetically Engineered Machines Competition] <small>Slashdot.org</small>
-#[[Editorial Board]]
+*[http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id=17716&ch=biotech Bizarre bacterial creations] <small>Technology Review</small>
-#[[Standards of Practice]]
+*[http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2006/11/05/genetic_jamboree_draws_innovators/ Genetic Jamboree draws innovators] <small>The Boston Globe</small>
-#[[iGEM 2006 Planning]]
-#[[Others (Publicity?)]]
-==Resources==
-#[[Blue Heron Point of Contact]]
-#[[Part Nicknames]]
-#[[Lab Protocols]]
-Please see [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_i18n documentation on customizing the interface]
-and the [http://meta.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_User%27s_Guide User's Guide] for usage and configuration help.
-==Funding==
-iGEM is an initiative of the MIT [http://icampus.mit.edu/ iCampus] program, which is funded by Microsoft Corp. iCampus sponsors faculty innovations in educational technology, helps incubate them through classroom use, and promotes their adoption, evaluation and continued evolution through worldwide multi-institutional cooperation.
+<font color=mediumblue>'''add your own [[iGEM News|iGEM News]]...'''
+|}
+<font size=1>iGEM is an initiative of the MIT [http://icampus.mit.edu/ iCampus] program, which is funded by Microsoft Corp. iCampus sponsors faculty innovations in educational technology, helps incubate them through classroom use, and promotes their adoption, evaluation and continued evolution through worldwide multi-institutional cooperation.</font>
+<hr>
+<font size=1; color="LightSlateGray">iGEM Competition c/o 32 Vassar Street, Room 314, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 258 5244 | [[join_igem|Join iGEM]] | Support iGEM </font>

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