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− | <p>We found it interesting to compare the results of these two diagrams, as they perfectly reflect the misconception people have of the word GMO. We discussed these results with the experts we interviewed, you can read about it in our main article.</p> | + | <p>We then asked the subject whether this definition gave him/her a rather positive or negative feeling about synthetic biology. The answers were enthusiastic, with a vast majority of “rather positive”. The interesting thing is that after several questions which content we will analyze later, our last question was: “What is your opinion on GMOs (or Genetically Modified Organisms)?”, to which we mostly got “Rather negative” as an answer.</p> |
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− | <p>We were quite surprised by these results, as in Switzerland, direct democracy and referendums allow the whole population to vote on very specific questions, scientific topics included. And research in synthetic biology could have come to an end if in 1998, the federal popular initiative “for the protection of life and the environment against gene manipulations (initiative for genetic protection)” had been accepted, indeed: production, acquisition and handing-over of any genetically modified animal would have been prohibited. To us, seeing the people delegate the responsibility to researchers is the consequence of a lack of interaction. The subject of interaction is further explored in our main article.</p> | + | <p>We found it interesting to compare the results of these two diagrams, as they perfectly reflect the misconception people have of the word GMO. We discussed these results with the experts we interviewed, you can read about it in our main article.</p> |
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− | <p>Next, we quickly described the purpose of the iGEM competition, and we exposed the main idea behind our project (building independent transistors in cells). We then introduced some examples of organisms that could be designed using our project, or synthetic biology in general. Some were past iGEM projects, some we imagined ourselves, and they covered a lot of different domains suck as energy, agriculture, medicine and information processing. | + | <p>The next thing we wanted to know was whether the subject felt a good enough interaction with the scientific world. The answers we got show pretty clearly that it is not the case. |
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− | <p>The only organism that gathered a vast majority of negative answers was the “Wheat strain capable of adapting to climatic conditions”. To us this is also linked to the associations between GMOs and agriculture.</p> | + | <p>We were quite surprised by these results, as in Switzerland, direct democracy and referendums allow the whole population to vote on very specific questions, scientific topics included. And research in synthetic biology could have come to an end if in 1998, the federal popular initiative “for the protection of life and the environment against gene manipulations (initiative for genetic protection)” had been accepted, indeed: production, acquisition and handing-over of any genetically modified animal would have been prohibited. To us, seeing the people delegate the responsibility to researchers is the consequence of a lack of interaction. The subject of interaction is further explored in our main article.</p> |
− | <p>In order to better understand what exactly was worrying the general public about the usage of synthetic biology, we asked the subject to pick his/her main concerns in the following list: ethics, environment, social, national security, religion and health. Several answers were allowed. The most chosen answer was “environment”. Again, we can observe this association between synthetic biology and environment. “Ethics” only differs by a few answers. | + | |
| + | <p>Next, we quickly described the purpose of the iGEM competition, and we exposed the main idea behind our project (building independent transistors in cells). We then introduced some examples of organisms that could be designed using our project, or synthetic biology in general. Some were past iGEM projects, some we imagined ourselves, and they covered a lot of different domains suck as energy, agriculture, medicine and information processing. |
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− | <p>Also, we included a question coming from the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ) which intended to determine what was most important between sensitivity and specificity in cancer diagnosis. The results show mixed feelings, and people often took some time to think before answering.</p> | + | <p>The only organism that gathered a vast majority of negative answers was the “Wheat strain capable of adapting to climatic conditions”. To us this is also linked to the associations between GMOs and agriculture.</p> |
| + | <p>In order to better understand what exactly was worrying the general public about the usage of synthetic biology, we asked the subject to pick his/her main concerns in the following list: ethics, environment, social, national security, religion and health. Several answers were allowed. The most chosen answer was “environment”. Again, we can observe this association between synthetic biology and environment. “Ethics” only differs by a few answers.</p> |
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− | <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Doloribus alias natus, excepturi tenetur explicabo tempora. Hic aliquid tempora vero esse quam veniam sint ipsa fugiat eveniet, enim, nihil, placeat. Adipisci odio libero nisi molestias, totam obcaecati ea praesentium facere doloribus, architecto at accusamus quis? Cum eum, perferendis incidunt asperiores eaque neque quia odit beatae, corrupti, debitis assumenda vel quidem explicabo autem fugiat cupiditate molestias obcaecati. Quod velit iste ea. Tenetur illum harum error commodi molestiae velit ipsam labore quasi. Distinctio natus est sed sunt veritatis omnis, ipsa dolore enim magnam quisquam temporibus nemo quam alias, non, accusamus, nesciunt autem aperiam.</p> | + | <p>Also, we included a question coming from the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ) which intended to determine what was most important between sensitivity and specificity in cancer diagnosis. The results show mixed feelings, and people often took some time to think before answering.</p> |
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− | <P>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Aperiam, ad, quidem! Tempore consectetur recusandae incidunt, quibusdam, porro, alias inventore eaque perferendis delectus nesciunt, dolorem esse. Dolorem quasi sed velit quo, saepe reprehenderit, magnam molestias, aliquid expedita cumque quis laboriosam eos voluptatum et? Molestias cupiditate obcaecati laborum esse vel aperiam facilis.</P> | + | <P>The themes developed in this analysis are discussed in depth in our main article.</P> |
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