Achievements

Here is a summary of the achievements of the Imperial College 2009 team:

• Improved the characterisation of the 2008 Harvard thermosensitive promoter by successfully testing with GFP.
• Submitted new coding regions for 2 enzymes, PAH and cellulase, as well as a pentapeptide, opiorphin.
• Designed new BioBricks using those genes coding for encapsulation of the cell.
• Explored the current Ethical Issues in Synthetic Biology, as well as those specific to our project.
• Helped UCL by sending them a plate of Synechocystis PCC680 and a genome preparation
• Took part in the Valencia ethics survey, and became the first team to win the Valencia Ethics gold medal.