Team:UCL/Human Practices
iGEM teams are leading in the area of Human Practices because they conduct their projects within a social/environmental context, to better understand issues that might influence the design and use of their technologies.
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.
For more information, please see the Human Practices Hub.
Synthetic Biology survey
Points to mention:
Some people still think bacteria are bad (they chose option 2 of the images). A large proportion of the sample population know a little or nothing about synthetic biology. Even though a large proportion of the population are accepting of synthetic biology, some people are still against it. When asked if you want to live longer - fewer people answered yes then compared to when they were asked if they want to live healthier longer. This shows that there is a need for our product - promoting healthier living Large population think that they have not been educated about synthetic biology. And a large proportion of the population would like children to learn synthetic biology as a part of their curriculum.
Link to the survey: http://goo.gl/forms/q17cVFPxwoOoUzXJ2
Note
You must fill out this page in order to be considered for all awards for Human Practices:
- Human Practices silver medal criterion
- Human Practices gold medal criterion
- Best Integrated Human Practices award
- Best Education and Public Engagement award
Some Human Practices topic areas
- Philosophy
- Public Engagement / Dialogue
- Education
- Product Design
- Scale-Up and Deployment Issues
- Environmental Impact
- Ethics
- Safety
- Security
- Public Policy
- Law and Regulation
- Risk Assessment
What should we write about on this page?
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).
