UNR synthetic biology team wins gold
Daily Sparks Tribune, 11/4/11 - An innovative process for combining cyanobacteria and E. coli to produce inexpensive biofuel earned the University of Nevada, Reno international genetically engineered machine student team a gold medal at the America’s iGEM competition in Indianapolis in October.
The 21 team members spent their summer in the lab and in front of computers, designing equipment, preparing presentations and exploring and sequencing genetic codes to prepare for the annual synthetic biology competition against other top schools around the country. Synthetic biology is an area of biological research that combines science and engineering in order to design and build novel biological functions and systems. A genetically engineered machine is the modification of living materials for new applications.
The project focused on finding a method for lower production costs in biofuel-producing E. coli.
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UNR synthetic biology team wins gold
Daily Sparks Tribune, 11/4/11 - An innovative process for combining cyanobacteria and E. coli to produce inexpensive biofuel earned the University of Nevada, Reno international genetically engineered machine student team a gold medal at the America’s iGEM competition in Indianapolis in October.
The 21 team members spent their summer in the lab and in front of computers, designing equipment, preparing presentations and exploring and sequencing genetic codes to prepare for the annual synthetic biology competition against other top schools around the country. Synthetic biology is an area of biological research that combines science and engineering in order to design and build novel biological functions and systems. A genetically engineered machine is the modification of living materials for new applications.
The project focused on finding a method for lower production costs in biofuel-producing E. coli.
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