RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 iGEM comes of age: trends in its research output
JF bioRxiv
FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
SP 2021.01.21.424716
DO 10.1101/2021.01.21.424716
A1 Jainarayanan, Ashwin K.
A1 Galanis, Anastasios
A1 Nakara, Amatullah Mustafa
A1 Kundlatsch, Guilherme E.
A1 Rubio-Sánchez, Roger
YR 2021
UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2021/01/22/2021.01.21.424716.abstract
AB The international Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) is an educational benchmark in synthetic biology. Eighteen years after its inception, it has also catalysed the infusion of synthetic biology with interdisciplinary fundamental and translational research as well as with inspired young scientists. Here, we communicate a quantitative analysis of compiled published work associated to iGEM projects, highlighting trends in their dissemination and versatility. As iGEM comes of age, we anticipate it will continue to revolutionise, alongside SynBio, several disciplines of science and industries through the development of synthetic biological systems towards a sustainable future.Competing Interest StatementThe authors have declared no competing interest.