We conceived a model of plasmid loss for the Toulouse team.
In order to help the iGEM team Bordeaux, we had to read the paper « Dynamics of plasmid transfer on surfaces » [1] and collect and organize some data about their experiments on plasmids transfer. Thanks to this, the iGEM team Bordeaux can compare those results to their own computaionnal results.
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The iGEM team Pretoria 2016 hepled us focusing on the socio-economic and political issues facing the current platinum sector, including the Marikana strikes.
You can find their work here.