Commentary
Participation in iGEM Competition; Education toward Synthetic Biology Innovation
Edgar Andrés Ochoa Cruz and Marie-Anne Van Sluys*Sao Paulo University USP, Brazil
- Corresponding Author:
- Marie-Anne Van Sluys
Sao Paulo University USP, Brazil
Tel: 5511954084619
E-mail: syntechbio@gmail.com
Received date: October 24, 2014; Accepted date: January 30, 2015; Published date: February 06, 2015
Citation: Ochoa Cruz EA, Van Sluys MA (2015) Participation in iGEM Competition; Education toward Synthetic Biology Innovation. J Biotechnol Biomater 5:170. doi:10.4172/2155-952X.1000170
Copyright: © 2015 Ochoa Cruz EA, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Synthetic biology knowledge has been enhanced around the world through a ´learn by doing´ approach. The iGEM competition is being used as a catalyst to get students involved in molecular biology, mathematics, and physics multidisciplinary research and application. This groundbreaking method has reached its 10th anniversary and is going viral through the academic community. This strategy is transforming science by encouraging creative ideas and innovation in academic research, which could be a major advantage for South America technological development.
