Links

• [http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:Projects_categorized iGEM projects] - categorized list with all iGEM projects
• [http://openwetware.org/wiki/IGEM:Idea_exchange Idea exchange] - some ideas posted by other teams
• [http://parts.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Resources Introductory resources on the iGEM competition] - you can find here several an very interesting resources on synthetic biology (lectures and introductory material in general)
• [http://gcat.davidson.edu/GcatWiki/index.php/A_Review_of_Synthetic_Biology Review on Synthetic Biology] - this is a well structured review of synthetic biology (Davidson University)
• [http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/Synthetic/synthetic_Seminar.html Reengineering life] - this is the web page of a synthetic biology seminar
• [http://www.openwetware.org/wiki/Harvard:Synthetic_Biology_Nanocourse/2007 Nanocourse on Synthetic Biology] - this is the web page of a course at Harvard University
• [http://gardnerlab.bu.edu/publications/Gardner.TS_PhDThesis_2000.pdf Tim Gardner's PhD Thesis] - a good "how to" on genetic toggle-switch building
• [http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/319/5869/1539?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Shude+Yan&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT Using Engineered Scaffold Interactions to Reshape MAP Kinase Pathway Signaling Dynamics.] - It is a nice description of a "toolkit of modular molecular components and circuit boards".
• [http://ocw.mit.edu/NR/rdonlyres/Physics/8-591JFall2004/158BCF49-6C44-42C7-B352-AAAE0F916807/0/l5_syllabus.pdf Genetic Switches Mini Guide] - a mini guide on genetic switches from MIT OCW
• [http://partsregistry.org/wiki/index.php/Help:Contents Tutorial on Biobricks and their Assembly] - this web page seems full of useful resources both from a "theoretical" and "practical" point of view...needs a look at!
• [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Arking:JCAOligoTutorialHome Basic Cloning and Biobrick Assembly] - a must read document with several details on both computational and wet lab details on biobrick handling!
• Yet another tutorial on iGEM - the <math>n^{th}</math> tutorial on the processes involved in iGEM participation
• [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Imperial_College/Courses/Spring2008/Synthetic_Biology Synthetic biology course-Imperial college]- This course provides a nice introduction to synthetic biology and on specific aspect of iGEM. Material available: slides of the lectures, list of key publications and web-resources.
• [http://openwetware.org/wiki/Intertech:iSB2008:Materials Synthetic biology course-Valencia]. Nice course organized in 3 parts: training for biologists, training for engineers and training in synthetic biology.
• [http://www.jbioleng.org/content/2/1/8#IDAJQH0E Engineering Bacteria to solve combinatorial problems] - a well written paper describing a smart idea
• [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroma_compound Aroma compound]- A good reference for different aroma molecules.
• [http://www.centreforsyntheticbiology.eu/ Workshop Synthetic Biology] - International Workshop Synthetic Biology which will be held from November 6th to 8th, 2008 in Groningen, The Netherlands.

RNA

• [http://rfam.sanger.ac.uk/] - database containing non-coding RNA families. (contains three different RNA thermometer families)