Medal Criteria We're very proud of all of our accomplishments during this project!
Bronze
We registered for iGEM, worked throughout the winter and Spring here in South Africa, and will present our work at the Giant Jamboree in Boston!
Meet all deliverables on the Requirements page
Check out our Attributions page for information on all those involved in the progress on our project.
We documented a number of new BioBricks, among them BBa_K2037002 encoding a laccase gene from Eucalyptus grandis. Check out our Parts page to read more about our parts!
Silver
Experimentally validate that at least one new BioBrick Part or Device of your own design and construction works as expected.
We collaborated with three different teams in the 2016 iGEM season - Macquarie, Aix-Marseille, and Heidelberg. Check out our Collaborations page for more information.
We took the opportunity to engage with a number of industrial partners in the energy sector, and developed synthetic biology skills at our university, among other things. Check out our Human Practices - Silver page for more information.
Gold
Demonstrate how you have integrated the investigated issues into the design and/or execution of your project.
Improve the function OR characterization of an existing BioBrick Part or Device and enter this information in the Registry.
Demonstrate a functional proof of concept of your project.