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EEL-USP is a engineering university wich has the following graduating categories: environmental engineering, chemitry engineering, biochemistry/biochemical engineering, physics engineering, material engineering and production engineering. Inside the University, CBSin is a student entity shaped mostly by biochemical engineering students, that is why members from CBSin have difficulties to transmit synthetic biology knowledge as a multidisciplinary science.

So members from CBSin organized to create an entire week dedicated to disseminate several subjects related with Synthetic Biology. During the Synthetic Biology week, our entity broght several professors, researchers and youngs entrepreneurs from others Brazilian universities to speak about Synthetic Biology, entrepreneurship, the maker movement (wich is a DIY growing movement from Brazil) and its importance for a society in constant changes. We aimed to show the University community (students and teachers) our work and mission!

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According to World Health Organization (WHO), Osteoporosis affects approximately Ten millions of brazilians, mainly related with calcium deficiency and ageing, and so the Synthetic Biology Club (CBSIN) made The Children’s Yogurt Day.

Iogurt is originated from the milk fermentation and is known by its properties: Yogurt is rich in vitamins, minerals (mainly calcium), proteins, helps to lose weight, natural probiotic and can be easily used in a large range of culinary. Through this project we are aiming to propose a food education, instigate that children convince their parents to have healthy habits.

Everybody know that children has a big persuasive power, that is why CBSIN went to UNIFATEA (Centro Universitário Teresa D'Ávila) in order to teach the children how to make a delicious homemade yogurt in a simple way, broadening some concepts of biology as the importance of bacterias and microorganisms in ours lives. We tried to instigate their curiosity and introduce them to the concept of Synthetic Biology.

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''AIESEC is a non-governmental not-for-profit organisation in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), affiliated with the UN DPI, member of ICMYO, and is recognized by UNESCO. AIESEC International is registered as a Foundation (Stichting), RSIN #807103895 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands." AIESEC Official Website

Aknowledging that AIESEC has similar values, mission and purpose, we decided to make a partnership with them. CBSIN requested AIESEC to give us the opportunity to participate in a class they teach for kids, in order to introduce them some scientific experiments. AIESEC has a recognized work with low-income family, so most part of those kid were poor, thus they have to overcome a lot obstacles in order to get access to school, education and others basic social rights. During the winter holidays, we dedicated some days to teach and demostrate some concepts of chemistry and biology. The kids had experienced how to make a sodium bicarbonate and vinegar volcano, how to measure ph with red cabbage, they learned what is DNA and how to extract it from fruits; and they learn how to fill ballon with vinegar and sodium bicarbonate.

Our partnership with AIESEC aim to approach science to children and instigate their curiosity for sciences!

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