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The iGEM competition is not all about wet lab and finding sponsors. To breath life into a project public contact is paramout. When we first started to reach out to the public we realised that the decline in bee population was a well known issue, in spite of this, most of the people interviewed weren't aware of the Varroa destructor influence.

Our team took part to regional ExpoSciences in Toulouse. This event brings together scientists of all ages and levels who want to share scientific knowledges. It’s a good exercise which enables to explain what’s synthetic biology. Given that DNA is our main work tool, we decided to let the children try out banana DNA extraction, with ethanol and dishwashing soap. This playful and easy experiment allows kids to materialize the DNA abstract concept, while at the same time having fun. The stand having drawn everybody’s attention, our intervention has been broadcasted on a local TV (TLT), and we also have been selected to take part to International ExpoSciences.