Resources

From 2006.igem.org

Getting Started with iGEM and the Registry

Key steps to begin using the iGEM wiki and Registry

• You will need to set up an account with the Registry of Standard Parts if you have not already done so.
• Also check out the Registry Help and Documentation to begin working with BioBricks.
• Getting started - Introductory tutorial on how to edit iGEM wiki pages. More info here.
• Teach the Teachers Summaries 2006 MIT EU

Lectures and Presentations

Background of iGEM philosophy and programs

• Foundations of Engineered Biology (Drew Endy): high res lowjournal article
• Synthetic Society (Drew Endy): high res low resPDF PowerPoint
• Other Drew Endy videos and presentations
• MIT Teach the Teachers summary (May, 2006)
• Natalie Kuldell's BE.109 MIT course "Laboratory Fundamentals of Biological Engineering."
• MIT OpenCourseWare directory of Biological Engineering classes.
• Synthetic Biology technical reports in MIT's DSpace

Introductory Material

• Abstraction hierarchy and PoPS
• Standard Assembly
• Comic introducing basic ideas of Synthetic Biology, Parts and Devices.
• Drew Endy's article Foundations for engineering biology (published in Nature), explaining motivation and ideas behind synthetic biology.
• Wikipedia article about synthetic biology, with more links
• iGEM 2005 Supplement This document summarizes what happened in 2003 and 2004, gives a background on abstraction and PoPS.

iGEM News

• iGEM News - the iGEM news portal

Technical

• General design considerations - Important things to consider when building your iGEM project!
• Research Papers in Synthetic Biology - Library of synthetic biology publications
• iGEM Papers - An introduction to genetic engineering and synthetic biology
• Synthetic Biology Lectures - Lecture series held at UC Berkeley from speakers in the field
• The BioBricks page on OpenWetWare provides information related to BioBricks and the registry, including some Protocols.
• 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.