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+ | <p1>Aa a 2016 Building with Biology Project recipient,we have held events to educate and engage the public in synthetic biology. </p1> | ||
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<p1>We were honored to be among the 200 groups collaborating on the 2016 Building with Biology project, one of only three high school iGEM teams, where most were museums, community labs, and educational organizations. Building with Biology is a synthetic biology project funded by the National Science Foundation and led by the Boston Science Museum, American Society for the advancement of Science, BioBuilder Foundation, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Ithaca Science Center. </p1> | <p1>We were honored to be among the 200 groups collaborating on the 2016 Building with Biology project, one of only three high school iGEM teams, where most were museums, community labs, and educational organizations. Building with Biology is a synthetic biology project funded by the National Science Foundation and led by the Boston Science Museum, American Society for the advancement of Science, BioBuilder Foundation, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Ithaca Science Center. </p1> | ||
− | <p1>After reading of the program’s goal to create conversations between the public and those working in synthetic biology research, like us, we submitted a detailed application in March explaining how we would use the physical kits at public venues and at the local schools to create those conversations with the members of our community. We have used their well designed activities, and | + | <p1>After reading of the program’s goal to create conversations between the public and those working in synthetic biology research, like us, we submitted a detailed application in March explaining how we would use the physical kits at public venues and at the local schools to create those conversations with the members of our community. We have used their well designed activities, and accompanying thought provoking guides to ask questions, spark debates, and facilitate conversations. With our Building with Biology Kit, we ran two public events at the Ashburn Public Library and the 2016 Loudoun STEM Day and held public forums in two high school science classrooms on genetically engineered mosquitoes.</p1> |
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