Hello! I am a second year student studying health sciences here at McMaster University. My fascination is in stem cells and their ability to be molded into anything of the heart's desire. What particularly captivates me is that this unique potency can be harnessed to replace, regenerate, and repair for people with currently incurable diseases. iGEM, and the premise behind genetic engineering, speaks to me for the exact same reasons. Through iGEM, we could utilize the very same rules that allowed human cells to self-regulate to build circuits of complex functions and inputs, thus making synthetic biology an exciting field.
