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Oxford iGEM team wins Gold Medal at Boston Giant Jamboree

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The first iGEM team from the University of Oxford has returned home from the iGEM Giant Jamboree 2014 in Boston with a gold medal.

The team of 12 undergraduates from Biochemistry, Engineering Science, Biology, Chemistry and Law was the first Oxford team to take part in the annual International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) competition.

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