CHE.496/2008/Schedule/Foundational technologies
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Foundational technologies
- Discussion leader: George M.
- Foundations for engineering biology link
- Economics of synthetic biology link
- The iGEM competition: building with biology link
- Purpose: This article describes the history of MIT's international Genetically Engineered Machine competition including brief descriptions of BioBricks and the Registry of Standard Biological Parts.
- Problem-based learning exercise
- One of the major goals of this course is to stimulate the independent, critical thinking and problem-solving that is necessary to operate a student research group such as the Virginia Genetically Engineered Machine Team. To jump-start this, we will work together as a group to try to solve a problem. Our goal is to produce hydrogen gas from microorganisms. How should we go about doing this?