The iGEM DNA library is at Capital

The ability to create  new functions by combining  DNA elements is the heart of Biotechnology. Recently Capital joined the  iGEM competition and received the  2013 version of  the iGEM  DNA library.  This  iGEM  library  is a collection of  DNA plasmids   containing elements  that  are biosynthetic enzymes  , DNA  modification  enzymes ,  biosensor elements , fluorescent elements and gene regulatory elements. The key to the iGEM  system is the ability  to easily recombine these  elements to make new plasmids . Such plasmids may  provide new solutions to contemporary  societal and  environmental problems.   For example , one might be able to make a plasmid that permits  a bacterium  to covert carbon dioxide  into gasoline.

  Thus,  this library provides a unique  platform   that  may enable  the generation  of novel   synthetic biology projects  by faculty and students.

Beneath is an animation video produced by one of the iGEM teams, that explains the  concept.