I am a member of the University of Edinburgh’s iGEM Team. iGEM is the International
Genetically Engineered Machine competition that is held annually at MIT.
 iGEM encourages passionate students from around the world to conduct
innovative synthetic biology research that will solve a contemporary
issue. Our team this year is already hard at work on our exciting new
project; a DNA Typewriter.

As an interdisciplinary team, with expertise ranging from
biology and informatics to psychology, we have decided to tackle an
issue that affects the lives of everyone; data storage! We
are living in the age of big data; our lives revolve around Twitter,
Facebook and our smart devices. By 2040, in order to store all of our
generated data, we will need to manufacture hard drives eighteen times the size of London. Alternatively, a pocket-sized vial of DNA can store the exact same amount – with room to spare!

 

Our team knows that DNA is the future of data storage. We have
designed a modular, sustainable and affordable method for storing and
assembling text messages in DNA. Not only are we solving current data
storage problems, but we are making sure that our technology is
accessible to everyone. All we need now is a little bit of help!

We are currently raising money to cover our lab costs and
travel expenses for our final presentation at MIT. To help us reach our
goal, please donate to any of our team members listed below! We
appreciate your support!

To find out more about our project…

Blog post:  http://goo.gl/ckcld4

Wiki: http://2016.igem.org/Team:Edinburgh_UG

Twitter: @EdiGEM2016

Contact: edinburgh.igem2016@gmail.com

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 fundraising target on the right. Your donation can really help us smash
 this goal

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