Team:QHFZ-China/Postscript
_POSTSCRIPT_
It is our honor to attend iGEM 2019. Here is a cloaked page to record our performance and feelings in the whole process of the period, especially in the iGEM jamboree. We will edit the page after the jamboree for an everlasting memory.
We had a great experience this year.
This is our first video.
Wiki freeze night is a stirring period of time. We tried our best to confirm everything, for fear of a mistake.
I shall be telling this with a sign Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference Well Met. ——Horsy
When the second floor of Hynes Convention Center trembled beneath my feet, I thought I was just having illusive dreams. But the 13-hour-flight did seem real. Every step I stepped forward, I'm reaching out to infinity, yet each step was worth it. I knew this the moment the lab door opened in front of my very eyes. It's never about joining a competition. It's about the evenings in the cell room; the late nights on the many floors of Hilton; the mornings of preparation; the noons for posters and presentations. That's what counts. What I actually learnt is that everyone is capable of changing the world. One would never trust it until he becomes part of it. It surely isn't simple or that much joyful. But existing in such period of time means it's not wrong to dream bigger and wilder. I remembered our PI telling me to step out of the comfort zone. I don't know if I ever achieved that, but for me, it'll never be enough. ——Findekano
A writing about a dream tour of synthetic biology: When I saw "QHFZ-China"s name printed on the big screen of the gold medal winning team, many thoughts passed through my mind. The progress of experiments and human practices can't help coming. During 2019, because of our teachers' inculcation with profundity and an easy-to-understand approach, I got many chances to exercise. During 2019, because of the constructive advice of all the experts and doctors, our program got better and better. During 2019, because of iGEM, I gained not only knowledge but also precious friendship. Now I'm back home writing my impression, this is not the end but actually a new beginning. This dream tour of synthetic biology let me become deeply immersed in this amazing subject and the interesting souls of the contestants stayed with me for a very long time. Even now, the wonderful project display and interesting song creation in the closing ceremony are still floating in my mind. And I'm sure, they will always be. Looking forward to iGEM 2020. —Hushmommy ZUAN
Gout is really a serious disease. We should not stop working after the iGEM Jamboree. However, we should do more. We can do popularization of science and publicity to let the public know how to precaution. We can do more scientific research and productization. We also hope that more people will choose to study gout in the future, and we will share our knowledge with these people without reservation. ——ZhangXing Leaves
iGEM once seemed like a distant star to me. Nevertheless, I felt its warmth truly through this trip with you guys. In iGEM, everyone’s efforts and sweat, each of your passion to synthetic biology, the teachers’ sincerely care towards every student, as well as their painstaking sleepless nights… all of these crucial memories congealed into the softest part of my heart. In iGEM, I harvested not only the gold medal, but also you---the one who devoted your painstaking care to this purest biology dream, and the whole big loving family. We went from strange to familiar, and now we are inseparable and confirmed long-lasting bonds. How miraculous？ I should not say goodbye, not just to the pursuits of our biology dream, but also every “you”. We should keep pacing on this path, the one that helped gout patients. Though this might be hard for us to keep moving on, we should try our best to land our feet on this boundless field, contributing to it even though our power is insignificant. Just remember, “Maybe it’s a small step for us, but it’s a giant leap for the world in curing chronic diseases”. Nous nous reverrons certainement. ——Hushdaddy-Jingyi Wang
