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Competition Results & Looking Forward
Competition Results & Looking ForwardThanks to all who contributed to this year's Purdue iGEM project, the team was able to win a silver medal at the Giant Jamboree, the annual international iG...
2016: A Summer in Review
11 weeks. 77 days. 1,848 hours. 110,880 minutes. 6,652,800 seconds. While not all spent in lab, these numbers represent the time of a summer spent learning, exploring, and discovering. At the concl...
Phosphorus, Phosphates, and Fireworks
Taken from Greek and Latin roots, "phosphorus" literally means "light-bringing," "morning star," or "torchbearer." Phosphorus is a highly reactive element with a reddish or white color that occurs ...
What does synthetic biology have to do with Florida algal blooms?
Breaking news: this past week, Florida governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency in several counties due to a toxic algal bloom. This is exactly the problem Purdue iGEM is working to solve!...
What is a microbial fuel cell?
An ideal implementation of our genetic device is within a microbial fuel cell (MFC), which is a unit that generates energy by processing wastewater. This energy can then be used for the desalinatio...
iGEM: Synthetic Biology for Students
What is synthetic biology? At its most basic, synthetic biology can be defined as the intersection of life and technology. It is engineering, biology, creativity, and innovation all rolled into one...