Ted Harrison School (Calgary) Sugar Saver – We looked at reducing the impact the “sugar crisis” is having on our society by considering producing sugar free products. Team Grade Level: Junior High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology We looked at reducing the...
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy (Canmore) Plastic Picker – our project uses synthetic biology to create a novel fusion protein that can specifically bio-tag polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic...
Notre Dame Collegiate High School (High River) pLac Promoter – we are working on getting e. coli to express the EstA gene. The EstA gene codes for an esterase that breaks bonds found in common fats Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology...
Lethbridge High School iGEM team (Lethbridge) CADAR -rapidly detect the presence of a pathogen and destroy the identified microorganism Team Grade Level: High School STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology Our project, CRISPR-Assisted Detection and Removal (CADAR), utilized...
University of Lethbridge iGEM (Lethbridge) Project Algulin – creating an oral insulin solution Team Grade Level: University STEM Focus: Synthetic Biology Diabetes is a disease that affects approximately 8.8% of the global population. Treatment currently involves...
