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Tom Krause

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Project

Project Selection:document is a TEAM assignment and is due after lab day 1: submit this assignment as .doc or .docx in OWL-Space
Each TEAM will give a Project Presentation on the last day of class on the idea that you have chosen for your proposal. This 10-minute presentation should be divided into two sections:
1. Description of the need for your biotechnology (i.e., the current problem that it helps overcome): describe the magnitude of the challenge and what people currently are doing to deal with it
2. Outline of your DNA device: include the parts that are needed to build it, a schematic of the genetic circuit, and methods that will be needed to test its function
The Project, which includes the proposal and paper, is 35% of your final grade.
EACH of you is responsible for the ENTIRE proposal, not just the part(s) you worked on.
Project papers are due by 1 pm on ----------: please place two copies of your paper (do not staple--use paper clip) in Dr. Beason's inbox, ABL 326.

Summary page with an abstract (no more than 250 words)
Introduction that describes why this circuit is being proposed (e.g., the problem that your circuit will help solve)
Experimental Design (include figures)
References (include access details for URL's)

Text must be typed in a font size of 12 points; use Cambria, Times or Times New Roman.
Print on 8.5 x 11 paper; do NOT submit electronically in PDF format or e-mail.
Use DOUBLE SPACING throughout; do NOT use a two column layout.
Use one-inch margins.
Put your TEAM # (e.g., Team 4) at the TOP of EACH page (except for the Title Page)
Abbreviations must be given in ( ) immediately AFTER the complete citation of the term within the text [e.g., adenosine deaminase (ADA)] . The abbreviations of some important biochemical compounds, e.g., ATP, NADH, DNA, and amino acids in proteins, need not be defined.

X points = Summary
X points = Introduction
X points = Experimental Design
X points = References

Copyright, Acknowledgements, and Intended Use
Created by B. Beason (bbeason@rice.edu), Rice University, 26 November 2007
Updated 20 October 2013