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<nl></nl><nl></nl>We are the American School In Japan’s IGEM team and Japan’s first high school team! Our team is made up of a vast variety of individuals focused in different fields. We have 27 team members and 9 traveling to Boston this year to compete. Their biographies are located down below, check out the map if you would like to learn more about our team! We also have one teacher advisor, Beth Crissy and one mentor, Dr. Tyler DeWitt. We hope our contribution will combat the artificial waste ever growing on our Earth, bringing about change and a more optimistic future. <br></br>
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<nl></nl><nl></nl>We are the American School In Japan (ASIJ) iGEM team! We are Japan's first high school iGEM team, and this is our first year in the competition. Our team is composed of 27 individuals, all with a shared interest in the field of synthetic biology. Seven of our members will be traveling to Boston this year to present our project at the Jamboree, along with Ms. Beth Crissy, our teacher advisor, and Dr. Tyler DeWitt, our mentor. We hope our contribution will help combat the issue of artificial waste on our planet, bringing about change and a more optimistic future. If you would like to read more about us, check out the map below, or click the tab above titled "Our Team". <br></br>
 
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The BIG TEMPLATE : RESPONSIVE and FREE

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We are surrounded by plastic everyday, specifically PET (Polyethylene terephthalate). Considered as the most common type of polyester, PET is a plastic resin often used for packaging consumer products. We can also find it in our water bottles, plastic toys, and even in the fiber of our clothing. PET is a combination of two monomers known as ethylene glycol and purified terephthalic acid that, when combined, form the polymer PET. The problem with PET is that although it is a convenient material for humans to use, it does not easily biodegrade. As PET accumulates in the ecosystems around the world, it poses detrimental effects on habitats worldwide. That is why it is crucial that we find an efficient way to degrade PET.

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We are the American School In Japan (ASIJ) iGEM team! We are Japan's first high school iGEM team, and this is our first year in the competition. Our team is composed of 27 individuals, all with a shared interest in the field of synthetic biology. Seven of our members will be traveling to Boston this year to present our project at the Jamboree, along with Ms. Beth Crissy, our teacher advisor, and Dr. Tyler DeWitt, our mentor. We hope our contribution will help combat the issue of artificial waste on our planet, bringing about change and a more optimistic future. If you would like to read more about us, check out the map below, or click the tab above titled "Our Team".

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