Team:USP UNIFESP-Brazil/HP/Silver
In order to fulfill the requirementes for the human practices silver medal, our team explored a huge issue : hardware acessibility in the developing world!
All the restrictions that we and other motivated research groups face such as:
- Restrictions due to outdated bureaucracy and hierarchy
- Economic/funding limitations
- Dealing with closed equipment
- Being free, with autonomy, to create and improve hardware
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.
For more information, please see the Human Practices Hub.
