Difference between revisions of "Team:UMaryland/Survey"

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As part of this years project, our team wanted to find out how people in our local community felt about genetically modified organisms and various issues surrounding biotechnology. This was particularly salient to our project goals as we are developing DIY technology and alternatives to antibiotic use. Both of these developments can be used to further shared community and "garage" DIY laboratories. To understand how the continued expansion of biology and synthetic biology into communities will be and is being received, and to identify some factors which may contribute to different opinions on this topic, we conducted a community survey.

Survey data was collected from the University of Maryland community including students, professors, and other employees. Additional data was collected from the Montgomery Country Agricultural Fair.

We asked respondents to tell us about what their biggest concerns about the field of biology are today; and their responses were insightful and informative. We also asked them about their specific concerns regarding GMOs and genetic engineering.

Lastly we asked them about iGEM and if they knew what it was.

[[iGEM_awareness_chart:iGEM_awareness_chart.png]]

Even though many responses came from students or adults with science backgrounds, majority seemed unfamiliar with the competition. This shows how the competition, while it has grown, can be further popularized, especially by educating people more on what genetic engineering is.

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 <p>As part of this years project, our team wanted to find out how people in our local community felt about genetically modified organisms and various issues surrounding biotechnology. This was particularly salient to our project goals as we are developing DIY technology and alternatives to antibiotic use. Both of these developments can be used to further shared community and "garage" DIY laboratories. To understand how the continued expansion of biology and synthetic biology into communities will be and is being received, and to identify some factors which may contribute to different opinions on this topic, we conducted a community survey.</p>
-<p>Surveys data was collected from the University of Maryland community including students, professors, and other employees. Additional data was collected from the Montgomery Country Agricultural Fair.<p/>
+<p>Survey data was collected from the University of Maryland community including students, professors, and other employees. Additional data was collected from the Montgomery Country Agricultural Fair.<p/>
-<p>We also asked respondents to tell us about what their biggest concerns about the field of biology are today; and their responses were insightful and informative.</P>
+<p>We asked respondents to tell us about what their biggest concerns about the field of biology are today; and their responses were insightful and informative. We also asked them about their specific concerns regarding GMOs and genetic engineering.</P>
+<p>Lastly we asked them about iGEM and if they knew what it was.</P>
+[[iGEM_awareness_chart:iGEM_awareness_chart.png]]
+<p>Even though many responses came from students or adults with science backgrounds, majority seemed unfamiliar with the competition. This shows how the competition, while it has grown, can be further popularized, especially by educating people more on what genetic engineering is.</P>
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