Bibliography

This page presents books and scholarly papers on which we relied to plan and execute.

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This page presents books and scholarly papers on which we relied to plan and execute.

References

Book titles and journal/article references cited across the four background-literature summaries above. (The team's own project deck, cited within Core Project Papers, is a primary source rather than external literature and is not listed here.)

General Books

  • W. H. Press, S. A. Teukolsky, W. T. Vetterling, and B. P. Flannery, Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing, 3rd ed. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007.

Biology Books

  • Beauchamp, T. L., & Childress, J. F. Principles of Biomedical Ethics (8th ed.).
  • Vaughn, L. Bioethics: Principles, Issues, and Cases (4th ed.).
  • Blackburn, S. Ethics: A Very Short Introduction.
  • Tucker, J. B. (Ed.). Innovation, Dual Use, and Security.
  • Trump, B. D., Florin, M.-V., Perkins, E., & Linkov, I. (Eds.). Emerging Threats of Synthetic Biology and Biotechnology. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series.
  • Kaebnick, G. E., & Murray, T. H. (Eds.). Synthetic Biology and Morality: Artificial Life and the Bounds of Nature.
  • Nicholl, D. S. T. An Introduction to Genetic Engineering (4th ed.).
  • Kuldell, N., Bernstein, R., Ingram, K., & Hart, K. BioBuilder: Synthetic Biology in the Lab. MIT.
  • Marchisio, M. A. (Ed.). Computational Methods in Synthetic Biology.
  • Baldwin, G., Freemont, P., Kitney, R., et al. Synthetic Biology: A Primer. Imperial College.
  • Porcar, M., & Peretó, J. Synthetic Biology: From iGEM to the Artificial Cell.
  • Dymond, M. K. (Ed.). Synthetic Biology Handbook.
  • Synthetic Biology Methods and Protocols (2nd ed.). Methods in Molecular Biology series.
  • Synthetic Biology: Omics Tools and Their Applications.
  • Synthetic Biology: Parts, Devices and Applications (edited volume).
  • Synthetic Biology and iGEM: Techniques, Development and Safety Concerns.
  • Vashee, S., Algire, M., Montague, M., Garfinkel, M., et al. (Eds.). Synthetic Biology (2-volume general reference).

General Journal Articles & Reports

  • A. Repenning, D. Webb, and A. Ioannidou, "Scalable game design and the development of a checklist for getting computational thinking into public schools," in Proc. 41st ACM Tech. Symp. Comput. Sci. Educ. (SIGCSE '10), Milwaukee, WI, USA, Mar. 2010, pp. 265–269, doi: 10.1145/1734263.1734357.
  • J. M. Wing, "Computational thinking and thinking about computing," Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, vol. 366, no. 1881, pp. 3717–3725, Oct. 2008, doi: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0118.

Project Description References

  1. Sierra Space. (2023). "Space Technology: Exploring Trash Compaction and Processing." Retrieved from sierraspace.com
  2. Interesting Engineering. (2022, July 8). "The ISS now has a whole new way to get rid of its trash." Retrieved from interestingengineering.com
  3. Soluzione Plastiche. (2020). "Recycled plastic conquers space." Retrieved from soluzioniplastiche.com
  4. Schulz & Glassmeier. (2021). "Anthropogenic injection of metals into Earth's atmosphere," Advances in Space Research, 67(3), 1002–1025.
  5. Aloxe. (2024). "Mechanical Recycling of PET Plastic: Our Process." Retrieved from aloxe.one
  6. Bohre et al. (2023). "Chemical Recycling Processes of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Using Solid Catalysts," ChemSusChem, Wiley Online Library.
  7. Pavlopoulou et al. (2026). "Efficient Chemical Recycling of Polyester in Plastic Waste: A Heated High-Ethanol Alkaline Aqueous Process," ACS Organic Process Research & Development.
  8. Lockhart et al. "Human Mars Exploration and Expedition Challenges," ArXiv, arxiv.org/pdf/2103.11213
  9. ISS National Lab. (2024). "Taking Recycling to a New Level." Retrieved from issnationallab.org

Biology Journal Articles & Reports

  • Groseclose & Nguyen (2025). Recent Advances in Enzyme Engineering for Improved PET Deconstruction. Nature Communications Materials.
  • Hwang et al. (2022). Enhanced Biodegradation of Waste PET Using a Reinforced Plastic-Degrading Enzyme Complex. Korea University.
  • Anandhara et al. (2020). Constructing a Yeast to Express the Largest Cellulosome Complex on the Cell Surface. PNAS.
  • Mabashi-Asazuma et al. (2024). A Combination of Two-Enzyme System and Enzyme Engineering Improved the Activity of a New PET Hydrolase. bioRxiv (bitBiome/Waseda).
  • AI-Aided Lipase Production and Engineering (review article).
  • A Synthetic Biology Approach to Integrative High School STEM Training.
  • Running a Successful iGEM Team (practical guidebook).
  • Ten Simple Rules for Building an Enthusiastic iGEM Team. Wageningen University.
  • Santolini et al. iGEM: A Model System for Team Science and Innovation.
  • The iGEM Grand Jamboree and the Serious Fun of Engineering (2025). ACS Synthetic Biology (editorial).
  • Toward Sustainable Space Exploration: A Roadmap for Harnessing Microorganisms (2023). Nature Communications.
  • Biomaterials for Organically Generated Habitats Beyond Earth (2025). Science Advances.
  • Bouchaut & Asveld (2025). Responsible and Safe Innovation in Education: An iGEM Showcase.
  • Enzymatic Plastic Degradation: Synthetic Biology Companies Leading the Way (industry landscape report).
  • bitBiome Company Introduction (2024). Company report.