Charter of iGEMism

1. iGEMism is an inseperable whole itself.
2. Every person that is part of iGEMism is called an iGEMist.
3. The flag, as specified in the law, is a green based World Map. It’s national anthem is the ‘iGEMism Anthem’.
4. Jamboree is the annual holy meeting time for each iGEMist.
5. An iGEMist should see the world as a big plate and live accordingly.
6. An iGEMist has basic rights such as agarose preparation, isolation and transformation and these rights cannot be passed on.
7. Each iGEMist can elect or be elected or be a part of a independant political party and can do politics under the designated laws and circumstances.
8. Every person bonded to iGEMism with membership is an iGEMist.
9. Each iGEMist has the right to participate in iGEM services. While calling for duty, there is no seperation between individuals except for the ability to conduct the work given.
10. Each bacteria has the right to live. iGEM takes the necessary precautions and guarentees the safety and then forms the governance. No bacteria other than those who have given up their life for science can be killed.
11. No bacteria can be forced to work for any purpose. Science is included.
12. iGEMism is a lifestyle.
13. Each iGEMist must do a human practice to spread the word of iGEM.
14. It is a profound duty of each iGEMist to tell iGEM to the new generations.
15. The one that does an experiment while his friend does not have a pipette is not one of us.
16. Every 4 years, an electrophoresis running competition is done in the name of iGEMism.
17. Each iGEMist will taste death, the important thing is to do the right things to prepare for what awaits us.
18. Feeding compatent bacteria is one of the main responsibilities of an iGEMist.
19. Conserving the etuve's heat is as significant as conserving the heat of one's heart.
20. The most appreciated iGEMist is the iGEMist that prevents contamination.
21. Distilled water can not be drank; it can not even be proposed to be drank.
22. It is illicit to sleep in the day of Wikifreeze. Each iGEMist must be actively present in the lab on the last day of their project.
23. Even if you are in a tip production plant, do not waste tips.
24. iGEMism does not have a holiday. The activities of iGEMism must continue during each and every single day.
25. The official food of an iGEMist is pizza. The biggest friend of an iGEMist in a cold laboratory is a warm slice of pizza.
26. Each plate truly exists with the date on it. A plate without a date has no meaning of existance.
27. When working with a fume cupboard, an iGEMist must be sure that he or she does not inhale the gas but the fume cupboard does instead.
28. Overexcessive centrifuge of a bacteria is considered a crime. The penalty is 1 day of lab cleaning.
29. An iGEMist cannot stay offended to another iGEMist for more than three days.