Monday, November 24, 2014
The Waterloo International Genetically Engineered Machine competition (iGEM) team recently won Gold Standing and Best Model at the 2014 iGEM Giant Jamboree.
The Waterloo team designed a synthetic bacterium called Staphylocide, which turns off the antibiotic resistance gene in a bacterium responsible for serious infections. The Waterloo iGEM team includes undergraduate students from the faculties of Mathematics, Engineering, and Science, including seven Applied Math and Mathematical Physics students: Rollen D’Souza, John Drake, Brandon Fung, Samantha Hirniak, James Hawley, and Matt Smart.
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