Abstract
The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation has continued to promote synthetic biology education throughout its 2021 competition. The 2021 Virtual iGEM Jamboree was the culmination of the competition's growth, with 350 projects from 7314 innovators globally. Collegiate, high school, and community lab teams applied their ideas to the Registry of Standard Biological Parts, designing biological systems that provide solutions to an international scope of issues. The environmental, diagnostics, and therapeutics tracks continue to be the most prevalent focal points for projects, as students devise approaches to detrimental impacts of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The competition exemplifies high standards of human practices, biosafety, and biosecurity through responsible biological engineering. As the iGEM Foundation continues pioneering STEM education into the future, equal developments of the competition's economic accessibility, global diversity, and long-term impact are necessary to allow a larger range of thinkers to access the power of synthetic biology.
Highlights
Hannah MoonThe international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation has continued to promote synthetic biology education throughout its 2021 competition
As the intersection between biology and engineering, synthetic biology drives a future of global scientific innovation in the 21st century
This cycle of contribution promotes the accessible distribution of biotechnology, allowing students to apply their thinking onto a metaphorical chassis of synthetic biology
Summary
The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation has continued to promote synthetic biology education throughout its 2021 competition. The foundation’s Registry of Standard Biological Parts establishes an open-source environment where teams can build their own devices and systems, submitting novel information centered around biological design and characterization back into the registry [2] This cycle of contribution promotes the accessible distribution of biotechnology, allowing students to apply their thinking onto a metaphorical chassis of synthetic biology. IGEM teams are challenged to integrate their work with risk assessment and feedback from the communities affected, improving safety and social considerations with the development of their projects [3] This year’s season closed with the 2021 Virtual Giant Jamboree, the culminating event of the global synthetic biology community. Marburg was awarded a Safety Commendation for their use of abiotic CFS to improve plant-engineering biocontainment, and a Best
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