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           <td>This summer we held multiple interviews with scientists and graduate students that have worked with CRISPR and/or RNA before. We listened to their ideas and tried to incorporate solutions to any possible concerns they had into our project. We also talked about public perception of out project and how to explain RNA editing to the public.</td>
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           <td>This summer we held multiple interviews with professors, researchers and graduate students that have worked with CRISPR and/or RNA technology before. We listened to their ideas and tried to incorporate solutions to their concerns into our project. We also talked about the importance of public perception. From these discussions we were able to create community outreach activities to help make biology and scientific research less scary. Through these activities, we were able to reach over 400 people and teach them about simple scientific concepts. By increasing the public's knowledge about biological concepts, we are increasing the likelihood that our research will be accepted because it eliminates the unavoidable fear of the unknown.</td>
 
           <td>For more information see our Integrated Human Practices page <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:WPI_Worcester/Integrated_Practices">here.</a></td>
 
           <td>For more information see our Integrated Human Practices page <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Team:WPI_Worcester/Integrated_Practices">here.</a></td>
 
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Revision as of 21:35, 14 October 2016

Gold Medal Criteria

Integrated Human Practices This summer we held multiple interviews with professors, researchers and graduate students that have worked with CRISPR and/or RNA technology before. We listened to their ideas and tried to incorporate solutions to their concerns into our project. We also talked about the importance of public perception. From these discussions we were able to create community outreach activities to help make biology and scientific research less scary. Through these activities, we were able to reach over 400 people and teach them about simple scientific concepts. By increasing the public's knowledge about biological concepts, we are increasing the likelihood that our research will be accepted because it eliminates the unavoidable fear of the unknown. For more information see our Integrated Human Practices page here.
Improve a previous part or project Improve the function OR characterization of an existing BioBrick Part or Device and enter this information in the Registry. Please see the Registry help page on how to document a contribution to an existing part. This part must NOT be from your 2016 part number range. See the part we helped to document here.

iGEM teams are unique and leading the field because they "go beyond the lab" to imagine their projects in 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.