The International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) Foundation hosts the annual iGEM Jamboree, which this year will be held virtually, November 4-14. It’s part of the iGEM Competition, which grew from an independent study course at MIT in 2003 to a worldwide network of teams, competitions, and events related to synthetic biology. Most teams consist of college students, and there’s also a track for high-school students, with five high-school teams from the U.S.