Northwestern International Genetically Engineered Machines

Our group can earn additional funds towards our Catalyzer fundraising goal with your help.

The groups that get the most likes in the album will be eligible for extra funds to help surpass their fundraising goal. But we only have until May 8 at 4 pm to make it happen! Thanks for your help!

By supporting our project, you will help us purchase the materials needed to complete a novel biological engineering project to present at the 2018 iGEM Jamboree!

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Support student scientists from Northwestern International Genetically Engineered Machines as they pursue a novel biological engineering project: bit.ly/2GUkFk9

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Info sessions starting in five minutes in M152! Come hang out with us!

Check out this recap of the annual iGEM conference to get a taste of the iGEM life!

iGEM Jamboree 2016 (with images, tweets) · Jordan_charr A recap

Now you can be literal Spiderman

The New Adidas Are Made From Lab-Grown Spider Silk The Futurecraft Biofabric will be 100 percent biodegradable, according to the apparel company.

Love Heather Dewey Hagborg's art. Not in love with DNA phenotyping as a police profiling tool--not nearly accurate enough.

An Artist Who Uses DNA to Make Life-Like Masks Is Wary of Cops Doing the Same Heather Dewey-Hagborg said the limits of phenotyping are cause for concern when it's used by law enforcement.

Would you drink genetically engineered green beer?

DNA Biohackers Are Giving The FDA A Headache With Glow-In-The-Dark Booze A biohacker thought he could sell something cool without consequences. The FDA thought otherwise.

The culmination of our hard work--the iGEM conference. Looks fun right? It was!

FYI: iGEM is not just for science geeks, we welcome geeks of all disciplines! iGEM is very focused on the global, societal, and cultural impact of science and we're super interested in those intersections! If you know of any awesome science-focused art let us know!

Aaaaand if you want a comprehensive summary of our last year's project, take a gander at our wiki!

Team:Northwestern - 2016.igem.org What are CRISPR Capsules? Our team is investigating the utility of outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) in the delivery of the Cas9-complex. All Gram-negative bacteria produce OMVs and use them to deliver toxins, communicate with other bacteria, mediate membrane composition, and extract materials such as…