The University Of Sydney iGEM Team 2014

25/10/2014

Whatever it is, say it with cake! Thank you to the awesome lab members who had to co-habitate with us the last few months. Your help and tolerance was invaluable!

10/10/2014

It's nearing the end of mental health week here in Australia, is it a coincidence that it's the same as submission week for iGEM? Remember that in a stressful time like this, it's always best to take care of yourself! Take some time to relax and rest, cuddle a puppy or something, and don't be afraid to reach out if you need help.

05/10/2014

The gang's all here! ft. our champion supervisor. We've been slaving away in the lab as we near the submission deadline for parts, including during our midsem break... and labour day public holiday... That's dedication!

30/09/2014

Final day for submissions!!! Send us your 1000 word opinion piece about SynBio for your chance at winning up to $500! Don't miss out!

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24/09/2014

Since March our team (Abi, Callum, Rokiah, Andy, Jeanne and Tom) has been working in our own time to develop Project EasyCloni for the international and open source synthetic biology competition, iGEM. We need people to send us, our project and our ideas to the centre stage of the 2014 Jamboree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As one of only 3 teams representing Australia (246 in total globally) we are determined to show the world that young Australian scientists are driven, innovative and are just as competitive as their European, American or Asian counterparts. The beginning of the end of the Down Under "brain drain" starts here and we need all your help!

Like our page and support the future of science! Our work-in-progress wiki page: EasyCloni How can you bring EasyCloni to Boston? EasyCloni is a fantastic project that needs to be shown to the world! By offering sponsorship and supporting our team, you will be helping a student-drive...

22/09/2014

Check out the video that Melbourne Uni iGem made for our Strange Nature Writing Comp! Featuring our very own at 2:07
Great job guys :)

Don't forget to enter your opinion piece for your chance at winning up to $500!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuSoO3HVMjo

Promotional video for the Strange Nature synthetic biology essay competition for high school students. Are you in?

15/09/2014

A true scientist is happy when good data destroys their favourite hypothesis - evidence is the holy grail


http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329864.100-its-time-to-criminalise-serious-scientific-misconduct.html #.VBbc1xb-lUo

Research misconduct degrades trust in science and causes real-world harm. As such, it should be a crime akin to fraud, argues Richard Smith

11/09/2014

For the last few weeks we've been preparing for a promotional video for our iGEM Team. Here are some sneak pics from filming in and around our lab. Special thanks to Michael for making the film!

11/09/2014

For the last few weeks we've been preparing for a promotional video for our iGEM Team. Here are some sneak pics from filming in and around our lab. Special thanks to Michael for making the film!

11/09/2014

Don't forget to 'like' and enter our Strange Nature Writing Competition!! Share your opinions with us for the chance to win $500. Open to all Australian high school and undergrad students!
https://www.facebook.com/SNWritingComp

The Synthetic Biology Writing Competition

04/09/2014

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26142-gene-variant-found-that-may-help-people-live-to-be-100.html?utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=hoot&cmpid=SOC|NSNS|2013-GLOBAL-hoot #.VAgHT2ORL8Y

Three Spanish centenarians have a rare gene mutation that may help clear bad cholesterol from the blood – and so reduce the risk of heart attack

04/09/2014

http://www.sytycs.org/

So You Think You Can Synthesize is a new initiative started by the 2014 Macquarie University iGEM team that is aimed at delivering information about Synthetic Biology in a fun and innovative way. Tune in weekly to chat to our scientists and ask them questions related to Synthetic Biology using the l…