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         <p>During Vietnam War, herbicide that contains agent orange, or dioxin, was spread over in Vietnam for American army
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         <p>During Vietnam War, herbicide, agent orange, which contains dioxin, was spread over in Vietnam for American army
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           to have a clear sight about all the Vietnamese hiding in the forest. However, due to the toxicity of dioxin, lot
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           to have a clear sight about all the Vietnamese hiding in the forest. However, the residual dioxin caused severe
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           of victims surviving after the war had serious gene mutation on their offspring.</p>
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           gene mutations on the progeny of victims that survived after the war.</p>
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         <p>In order to get to know how this highly toxicity compound, dioxin, could affect human’s live, we went to Vietnam
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         <p>In order to know the adverse effect of dioxin on the victims, we went to Vietnam in person. This is how we
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          in person. This is where we get the idea of doing our project, using microorganism and further applied by technique
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          get the idea of our project, using microorganism and further applied by technique of phytoremediation to break
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          of phytoremediation to break down dioxin. We believe that our project not only can provide factories producing
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          down dioxin in large dioxin-contaminated area. We believe that with this new strategy, we can provide the producing
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           dioxin a new way to break down dioxin, but also can bring a better future to human beings.</p>
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           companies an eco-friendly way to break down dioxin and bring a better future to human beings.</p>
 
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                 <p>We’re not only doing our project, but it is our enjoyment bringing knowledge of synthetic biology and iGEM
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                 <p>Besides doing our project, bringing knowledge of synthetic biology and iGEM to the society is also important
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                   to the society, that is, “go beyond the lab”. By reaching out to the public, we get to have talk and discussion
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                   to us, that is, “go beyond the lab”. By reaching out to the public, we communicated and discussed with
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                   about what we can bring to the society and at the same time get feedback to make our project meets the
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                 <p>In order to improve our project on experiment part, we visited several government agencies, private enterprise,
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                 <p>In order to improve our experiment part, we visited several government agencies, private enterprise, and
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                   and experts related to our project. By discussing with them, we are able to apply the knowledge with greater
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                 <p>Concluded from the visits, we found that heat method, burning down dioxin with high temperature, is the major
 
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                   application in industries while microorganism method is rarely used. This is due to the uncertainty and
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                   application in industries while microorganism method is rarely used due to the uncertainty and technique
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                   technique limitation of applying this method. More research needs to be done before the method can be widely
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                   limitation of application. More research needs to be done before the method can be widely utilized. However,
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                  utilized. However, once it is being used, numerous advantages is sure to be obtained. Since both the agencies
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                  once it is being used, numerous advantages is sure to be obtained. Since both the agencies mentioned above
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                  mentioned above are eagerly looking forward to our result, it is our later work to collaborate with agencies
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                  our result out the lab to engineered-applied field.</p>
 
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                   to Vietnam in person. This is where we get the idea of doing our project, using microorganism and further
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                   applied by technique of phytoremediation to break down dioxin. </p>
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                   applied by technique of phytoremediation to break down dioxin.</p>
 
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                 <p>Since break down of dioxin is closely related to the environment, we hope that our project can bring something
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                 <p>Since dioxin degradation is closely related to the environment, we hope that our project can bring something
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                   good to our living planet. After visiting some agencies, we got affirmation from them on the application
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                   good to our living planet. After visiting some agencies, we got affirmation on the application of our project
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                  of our project is surely going to have impact on environment.</p>
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                  from them and it will surely benefit to the environment.</p>
 
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Introduction

During Vietnam War, herbicide, agent orange, which contains dioxin, was spread over in Vietnam for American army to have a clear sight about all the Vietnamese hiding in the forest. However, the residual dioxin caused severe gene mutations on the progeny of victims that survived after the war.

In order to know the adverse effect of dioxin on the victims, we went to Vietnam in person. This is how we get the idea of our project, using microorganism and further applied by technique of phytoremediation to break down dioxin in large dioxin-contaminated area. We believe that with this new strategy, we can provide the producing companies an eco-friendly way to break down dioxin and bring a better future to human beings.

Vietnam War Remnants Museum

Human Practice

Public Engagement & Education

Besides doing our project, bringing knowledge of synthetic biology and iGEM to the society is also important to us, that is, “go beyond the lab”. By reaching out to the public, we communicated and discussed with them about what we can bring to the society and get feedback to make our project meets the needs of the public at the same time.

Theory of Knowledge

In order to improve our experiment part, we visited several government agencies, private enterprise, and experts related to our project. By discussing with them, we are able to apply the knowledge with greater points of view.

Entrepreneurship

Concluded from the visits, we found that heat method, burning down dioxin with high temperature, is the major application in industries while microorganism method is rarely used due to the uncertainty and technique limitation of application. More research needs to be done before the method can be widely utilized. However, once it is being used, numerous advantages is sure to be obtained. Since both the agencies mentioned above are eagerly looking forward to our result, it is our later work to collaborate with agencies and bring our result out the lab to engineered-applied field.

Conferences & Meet ups

It is always great to have communication with other teams all over the world. By sharing ideas, discussing with each other, better approach often came up. Particularly, it is our pleasure to hold 2018 Asia-Pacific Conference and get to meet other teams in Taiwan, China, and Japan.

Ethics

For the purpose of getting to know how this highly toxic compound, dioxin, could affect human lives, we went to Vietnam in person. This is where we get the idea of doing our project, using microorganism and further applied by technique of phytoremediation to break down dioxin.

Environmental Impact

Since dioxin degradation is closely related to the environment, we hope that our project can bring something good to our living planet. After visiting some agencies, we got affirmation on the application of our project from them and it will surely benefit to the environment.