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<h1> Human Practices </h1>
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<p> <i> "No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." - <b>Robin Williams</b></i></p>
  
<p><span class="intro">Since iGEM is about a lot of things and not only laboratory work</span>, we have been out in the public and done some educational practices.
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<h1 align="center"> Practices and Policies</h1>
  
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<p> <span class="intro">There are much more to a good iGEM project than the work in the lab</span>. An important pillar in the foundation of iGEM is also to raise public awareness of synthetic biology. In aim to do so we gave a presentation at the Danish Youth Association of Science (UNF) annually Biotech Summer Camp, regarding synthetic biology, iGEM and some ethical concerns.  During the presentation we asked what their opinion was on the discussed topics. You can read more about our visit at the UNF ‘s summer camp under <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:SDU-Denmark/Tour62">Education</a>.
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<span class="intro">The youth are one of our  outreach target groups.</span> We hope that the young generation can provide the public with some new aspect on the use of synthetic biology.
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iGEM teams are unique and leading the field because they "go beyond the lab" to imagine their projects in a social/environmental context, to better understand issues that might influence the design and use of their technologies.</p>
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<p>Teams work with students and advisors from the humanities and social sciences to explore topics concerning ethical, legal, social, economic, safety or security issues related to their work. Consideration of these Human Practices is crucial for building safe and sustainable projects that serve the public interest. </p>
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<span class="intro">To reach out to children,</span> we have authored a children book. This book provides teachers and parents a good basic tool for educating children in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). To read more about the creation of this unique book and to download our own free copy, please go to <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:SDU-Denmark/Tour64">A Children’s Book</a>.
<p>For more information, please see the <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Practices_Hub">Practices Hub</a>.</p>
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<p><span class="intro">The different between right and wrong</span> is important to keep in mind when working with living organism’s DNA. A big part of our project have been to cover  some of the ethical aspect regarding our project and indeed the general use of synthetic biology. If you are more interested in our ethical work, please go to <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:SDU-Denmark/Tour63">Ethics</a>.
<h4>Note</h4>
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<p>You must fill out this page in order to be considered for all <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Judging/Awards">awards</a> for Human Practices:</p>
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<li>Human Practices silver medal criterion</li>
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<li>Human Practices gold medal criterion</li>
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<li>Best Integrated Human Practices award</li>
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<li>Best Education and Public Engagement award</li>
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<p><span class="intro">The use of laboratory animals is a grey area</span> ethical speaking. We did a survey regarding the use of antibodies and test animals. People from different continents have answered this survey. It shows that people in general are a bit ambivalent about the use of laboratory animals. However, the majority would like if the animals in the antibody production could be substituted with an alternative, such as <i>E. coli</i>. To see the full analysis of the survey, go to <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Team:SDU-Denmark/Tour61">survey</a>.</p> 
  
<h5>Some Human Practices topic areas </h5>
 
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<li>Philosophy</li>
 
<li>Public Engagement / Dialogue</li>
 
<li>Education</li>
 
<li>Product Design</li>
 
<li>Scale-Up and Deployment Issues</li>
 
<li>Environmental Impact</li>
 
<li>Ethics</li>
 
<li>Safety</li>
 
<li>Security</li>
 
<li>Public Policy</li>
 
<li>Law and Regulation</li>
 
<li>Risk Assessment</li>
 
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<h5>What should we write about on this page?</h5>
 
<p>On this page, you should write about the Human Practices topics you considered in your project, and document any special activities you did (such as visiting experts, talking to lawmakers, or doing public engagement).</p>
 
 
 
<h5>Inspiration</h5>
 
<p>Read what other teams have done:</p>
 
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<li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:Dundee/policypractice/experts">2014 Dundee </a></li>
 
<li><a href="https://2014.igem.org/Team:UC_Davis/Policy_Practices_Overview">2014 UC Davis </a></li>
 
<li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:Manchester/HumanPractices">2013 Manchester </a></li>
 
<li><a href="https://2013.igem.org/Team:Cornell/outreach">2013 Cornell </a></li>
 
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<h3>Integrated Human Practices</h3>
 
 
<p>Do you want to be considered for the <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Judging/Awards#SpecialPrizes">Best Integrated Human Practices award</a>? Make it easy for the judges to find any wiki content that is relevant to this prize. Highlight this content with a header or separate section.</p>
 
 
<h3>Education and Public Engagement</h3>
 
 
<p>Do you want to be considered for the <a href="https://2015.igem.org/Judging/Awards#SpecialPrizes">Best Education and Public Outreach award</a>? Make it easy for the judges to find any wiki content that is relevant to this prize. Highlight this content with a header or separate section.</p>
 
 
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 19 September 2015

"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world." - Robin Williams

Practices and Policies

There are much more to a good iGEM project than the work in the lab. An important pillar in the foundation of iGEM is also to raise public awareness of synthetic biology. In aim to do so we gave a presentation at the Danish Youth Association of Science (UNF) annually Biotech Summer Camp, regarding synthetic biology, iGEM and some ethical concerns. During the presentation we asked what their opinion was on the discussed topics. You can read more about our visit at the UNF ‘s summer camp under Education.

The youth are one of our outreach target groups. We hope that the young generation can provide the public with some new aspect on the use of synthetic biology.

To reach out to children, we have authored a children book. This book provides teachers and parents a good basic tool for educating children in Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). To read more about the creation of this unique book and to download our own free copy, please go to A Children’s Book.

The different between right and wrong is important to keep in mind when working with living organism’s DNA. A big part of our project have been to cover some of the ethical aspect regarding our project and indeed the general use of synthetic biology. If you are more interested in our ethical work, please go to Ethics.

The use of laboratory animals is a grey area ethical speaking. We did a survey regarding the use of antibodies and test animals. People from different continents have answered this survey. It shows that people in general are a bit ambivalent about the use of laboratory animals. However, the majority would like if the animals in the antibody production could be substituted with an alternative, such as E. coli. To see the full analysis of the survey, go to survey.