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NGSS
NEVİN GOKCEK SCIENCE
SCHOOL
iGEM HS
2013
What is the Syn Bio?
Synthetic biology is the
design and construction
of biological devices and
systems for useful
purposes. It is an area of
biological research and
technology that combines
biology and engineering,
thus often overlapping
with bioengineering and
biomedical engineering.
iGEM Nedir
• iGEM is an organization
which projects compete
includes both synbio ang
genetical engineering
area.
• iGEM (International
Genetically Engineered
Machines) competition is
organizing by MIT.
METU, Turgut Özal
University and
Bilkent University
represent Turkey
since 2005 to today.
Project Examples
Photo taker bacteria; In 2004, Austin team has
made a bacteria which can copy the image or
scene in their living area.
Project Examples
Light giver bacteria; In 2010, Cambridge
University managed to transform the gene in
lightgene which provides the light into the
bacteria. They also produced their bacteria and
used for specific purposes..
Project Examples
Gas provider bakteria, In 2011, Washington
University offer an alternatice solution to fuel
problem with making a biodiesel provider bacteria.
Team also got a grand prize with their project.
iGEM is not limites with only
scientific projects, we are also
competing in those areas:
1 . The Best Gene
2. The Best Presentation
3. The Best Human Practices
4. The Best Measurement
5. The Best Modelling
6. The Best Software
7. The Best New Procedure
8. The Best Wiki
Thanks for your attention 
Presenterd by
Beril Gürdap
Prepared by
Büşra Güleçer