WEEK ONE (January 17 - 20)

We will start slowly with some introductory activities and a brief discussion of some news stories from the recent issue in Science that focused on synthetic biology. Read these pieces:

1. The Allure of Synthetic Biology
2. The Life Hacker
3. Algae's Second Try
4. A Lab of Their Own
5. Visions of Synthetic Biology

Be ready to discuss these stories in general. What did you learn? What surprised you? What felt familiar?

You will form temporary teams today and try to solve a challenge in the absence of internet searching.

Here are the three teams:

1. Duke, Dancho, Kirsten
2. Alex, Nishita, Mike
3. Ellen, Ben, Erich