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The international Genetically Engineered Machines Competition (iGEM) is an annual event in which teams of undergraduates from all over the world compete to build synthetic machines from a library of standardized, biological parts (called BioBricks). Since the competition's inception in 2005, past iGEM teams have created bacteria that are capable of taking high resolution photographs, acting as biological thermometers, and even produce blood that can be freeze dried! This endeavor brings together students from engineering, life sciences, computer science, and business in a highly interdiciplinary team. Members within a team share one common goal: to solve a real-world problem.
For the 2011 competition, over 160 teams will be representing at least 1,800 students from more than 26 different countries! Once again, the University of Toronto will be represented by a team of undergraduate students, who will be competing for the grand prize: the BioBrick Trophy.
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