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     The team progressed quite well through weeks that we have been working on this website. We started out not communicating well with each other, as if we were almost afraid of each other. However, as we got to know each other, we began to communicate more often. The second problem we started out with was that we had no idea what to write for the website, because we had no true knowledge about tissue engineering. That problem was solved when we began receiving help from our technical advisor. The final problem was learning how to build a website. This problem was fixed with the help of one of our members, Byron, who had made his own website before.

Our team was put together by our professor in the later part of 2003. We were grouped by interests, rather than randomly assigning individuals to teams, and then choosing a topic to work on. In the beginning, we hardly ever communicated. Every team member researched his or her own component. But as the project progressed, we began communicating more.

When we received an email from our technical advisor, stating that she would volunteer her services, communication was eminent. Now we all rely on each other, and feed on each other's advancements and the new knowledge we gain. Communication helped our progression in the project greatly.

Three lessons learned:

1) Communication is essential to success.

2) Procrastination will result in failure.

3) Tissue engineering is a steadily progressing field that has limitless possibilities for improving our way of life.

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