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         <p>Children are the future. Exposing children to science is crucial for creating the next generation of researchers and their supporters. Therefore, we wanted to make sure that our outreach reached not only adults but children and teenagers as well, to get them thinking at an early age about synthetic biology and the challenges and possibilities it offers. (This way of thinking is expressed in our movie).<br /><br />
 
         <p>Children are the future. Exposing children to science is crucial for creating the next generation of researchers and their supporters. Therefore, we wanted to make sure that our outreach reached not only adults but children and teenagers as well, to get them thinking at an early age about synthetic biology and the challenges and possibilities it offers. (This way of thinking is expressed in our movie).<br /><br />

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Team:BGU Israel



Human Practices

"Human Practices is the study of how your work affects the world, and how the world affects your work." — Peter Carr, Director of Judging

The PP group worked and cooperated with the research team in order to develop, communicate, create a diverse and creative project. It was important for us to include in our study topics such as ethics, culture, society, accessibility of information to the general public in an unusual way. The purpose of the PP activities was to answer questions on various subjects that will integrate with laboratory work. We did our best to invest our time and energy in real long-lasting contribution.


Key Achievements

  • Information accessibility of synthetic biology by an unusual encounter in a pub + performance by stand-up comedian
  • Communicated with industry to directly influence the way our project was carried out
  • Ran workshop to bring synthetic biology to public attention
  • Collaboration with iGEM teams
  • מסורת של debate / כנס על ביולוגיה סינתטית במסגרת המרכז לבריאות חברה והומניזם.
Culture and education
  • School workshop
  • Synthetic and Computational Biology Mixer convention (hosted by Innovation Endeavors, and funded by google)
  • Synthetic biology lesson curriculum
  Public outreach
  • Radio
  • Social networks (FB, Twitter)- thousands of followers
  • Movie
  • Developed another website that reached hundreds
  
Ethics and philosophy
  • Discussion with bioethics expert
  • ייסדנו מפגש שנתי שיתקיים כחלק מפעילות מרכז X לדיון על תחום הביולוגיה סינתטית
   Collaboration with other iGEM teams
  • China-Amoy university, article
  • France-Aix-Maseille, Questioner
  • Israel-Technion, synthetic biology convention
  
Collaboration and panels
  • With experts from the fields of: cancer, synthetic biology, and genetics
  Social events
  • Pub meet-up
  
Entrepreneurship
  • Lecture to Young Entrepreneurs Program project, and prestigious entrepreneurship MBA program from Australia – Munich
  • Meeting with CEOs of synthetic biology companies
  • Crowd funding
  • Meeting with VC
   Special meetings and experts:
  • Meeting with Chief Scientist Office (Ministry of Health)
  

Culture and education


School workshop

Children are the future. Exposing children to science is crucial for creating the next generation of researchers and their supporters. Therefore, we wanted to make sure that our outreach reached not only adults but children and teenagers as well, to get them thinking at an early age about synthetic biology and the challenges and possibilities it offers. (This way of thinking is expressed in our movie).

On the morning of 18th June, members of our iGEM team gave a lecture at Degania school (bilingual school:hebrew-arabic). They taught 5&6 grade class and were amazed at the level of questions and knowledge they demonstrated! They introduced the basic knowledge of Synthetic Biology to the students. Afterwards, they divided the class to 2 groups and played a quiz game (The winning group received a prize). We end the workshop with experiment. Growing bacteria, using the bacteria they naturally have on their hands.

They were curious about the biology world and asked many questions related to our work. Throughout all of our activities we consultant with iGEM BGU alumni polices & practices team. They advices us to use the great "SynBio Activity Kit for Kids" (iGEM BGU 2013(, that includes detailed explanation about the activities plus all materials needed.

Inspiration

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