Toggle navigation Home Team Team Media Collaborations Sponsors Acknowledgements Project Background Design CRISPR/Cas9 Strategy Experiments Notebook Results Perspective Interlab Study Parts Parts Basic Parts Composite Parts Human Pratices Overview Societal Issues of CRISPR/Cas9 Responsible Research and Innovation GMO regulation Integrated Practices Engagement Model Attributions Safety 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. 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). Inspiration Read what other teams have done: 2014 Dundee 2014 UC Davis 2013 Manchester 2013 Cornell
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.
You must fill out this page in order to be considered for all awards for Human Practices:
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).
Read what other teams have done:
