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              Wellcome to integrated human práctices webpage. Here we will show you what we have done in human practices, how we have done to integrate it in printeria and why we deserve this part to be a part of the gold medal.</p>
 
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                  <p>Printeria was born with the aim of <b>knocking down</b> the barriers that <b>prevent people</b> from coming into Synthetic Biology. However, these barriers are not only related with the high-cost technology, but also with the society lack of awareness. The lay-public do not usually know what SynBio and, when having heard about it, several misconceptions are commonly extended.  
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<p>Thus, our main concern was how to fulfill the different <b>stakeholders demands</b>. Following our <b>interdisciplinary spirit</b>, we searched for continuos input from professionals with diverse backgrounds, so we could ensure we were designing a <b>useful</b> but at the same time <b>safe</b> SynBio device.
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<p>To get first-hand feedback, our human practices team conducted several interviews with each target group to realize which were the real <b>necessities</b> in relation to software functionalities, external design and safety measurements. We also received feedback from an open-talk with <b>high school students</b>, one of the most important potential users. In the same way, our microfluidic system was thoughtfully developed with the advice of <b>electronic engineering professionals</b> from the <b>microfluidic</b> area.
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Human Practices

Science and technology have always been prompted by a desire of solving social issues. Thus, science would be nothing if it doesn’t exist a relationship with people.

How your project affects the world and how the world affects it?

Introducing Printeria to the world

Printeria was born with the aim of knocking down the barriers that prevent people from coming into Synthetic Biology. However, these barriers are not only related with the high-cost technology, but also with the society lack of awareness. The lay-public do not usually know what SynBio and, when having heard about it, several misconceptions are commonly extended.

Thus, we decided it was completely necessary to encourage a willing atmosphere in which Printeria could be an educational to bring SynBio closer in acompact and appealing way.

But, how to do so?

While developing our project, we had the opportunity to explore the vast applications of the BioArt world. Then, we realized we had there an attractive way to introduce SynBio to the world: promoting the BioArt field and so using an non-usual approach to get to the pubic. Moreover, we always conceibed Printeria as an educational toolfor the next generations raising. As a result, we decided to exemplificate Printeria possible artistic applications with artists advice and high schools students participation. On the other hand, several open-talks were given to divulge SynBio and so fight against common misinformation.

To know more about our Social outreach concept, see our Education and Public Engagement page by clickingE here.

Integrating user opinions: key to the success

When creating a new scientific device, the existence of political, economic and social frameworks leads into the necessity of an in-depth analysis of how your creation would affect the world and how the world affects it.

As a result, our first step was to identify the real-life problems that could be solved with Printeria. We then classified its target fields as:

  • Research groups. Printeria automatizes time-consuming protocols, so it enhances the intellectual task and eases experiments reproducibility.

  • Education. With a friendly-user software, Printeria is designed to be an educational tool.

  • Bio Art. Printeria offers a compact and friendly toolkit for the bioartist entire disposal.

Thus, our main concern was how to fulfill the different stakeholders demands. Following our interdisciplinary spirit, we searched for continuos input from professionals with diverse backgrounds, so we could ensure we were designing a useful but at the same time safe SynBio device.

To get first-hand feedback, our human practices team conducted several interviews with each target group to realize which were the real necessities in relation to software functionalities, external design and safety measurements. We also received feedback from an open-talk with high school students, one of the most important potential users. In the same way, our microfluidic system was thoughtfully developed with the advice of electronic engineering professionals from the microfluidic area.

However, we realized such a great amount of information needed to be classificated previously to its integration into Printeria. As a result, we decided to employ the Kano model,a theory for product development and customer satisfaction, to classify Printeria potential improvements and so be an example of this model implementation for future iGEMs teams.

To know how the feedback receiving was designed and how it was integrated to finally create Printeria as nowadays is, you can further read our Integrated Human page.

Biosafety

Biosafety measurements are completely necessary during any lab research. Moreover, considerations in relation to Printeria sterilization and biocontention measurements are essential if we want to introduce a bio-engineering device as Printeria is in non-scientific places.

Thus, we realized we had to ensure Printeria biosafety. You can all read the biosafety measurements we have finally implemented in Printeria by going to the Safety page.

Collaborations

Synthetic biology builds are the result of collaborations across many fields, including institutional, industrial, scientific, and technical developments (1). In the same way, sharing and collaborating are some of the core values of the iGEM community.

We were delighted to part of this collaborative approach, so you can all read the collaborations we have made with other iGEM teams by going to our Collaborations page.

References

(1) Committee on Science, Technology, and Law; Policy and Global Affairs; Board on Life Sciences; Division on Earth and Life Sciences; National Academy of Engineering; National Research Council. Positioning Synthetic Biology to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century: Summary Report of a Six Academies Symposium Series. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2013 Aug 5. 2, Synthetic Biology: Science and Technology for the New Millennium.

CONTACT US igem.upv.2018@gmail.com