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<h1>Human Practices: Education and Public Engagement Special Prize</h1>
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<p>For public engagement, we first decided to run two sessions of the public forum "Editing Our Evolution". This forum was designed by the Boston Museum of Science as part of the Building With Biology grant that aimed at creating outreach events for museum settings. The forum asked participants to respond to scenarios where gene therapy and gene editing were used to edit the human genome. The forum was a great success, and we were inspired to create a forum of our own.
  
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<p>Innovative educational tools and public engagement activities have the ability to discuss the science behind synthetic biology, spark new scientific curiosity and establish a public dialogue about synthetic biology from voices and views outside the lab. </p>
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"Who's Looking at your Genes?" is a forum around the issues surrounding genomic privacy. This subject resonated with our team, which is diverse and has representation from groups that are potentially affected negatively by the unrestrained use of DNA-based technology. DNA testing is becoming routine and widespread within our society, touching everything from immigration law to personal genome exploration to catching serial killers. What are the ramifications of the accessibility of our DNA information? How should society respond? Who are the gatekeepers? Our forum was designed to raise awareness of the issues and get the public thinking about how we should shepherd this technology so that it is used for the good of all. </p>
  
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<p>On this page, your team should document your Education and Public Engagement work and activities. Describe your team’s efforts to include more people in shaping synthetic biology (such as creating or building upon innovative educational tools and/or public engagement activities to establish two-way dialogue with new communities, and/or engaging new groups in discussions about synthetic biology and public values). Describe your approach, why you chose it, and what was learned by everyone involved (including yourselves!).</p>
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<p>This work may relate to or overlap with the work you document on your Human Practices page. Whereas Integrated Human Practices relates to the process of refining your project purpose and design, this page may highlight significant efforts that go beyond your particular project focus and/or address a significant broader concern in iGEM.
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<p>For more information, please see the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Human_Practices">Human Practices Hub</a>. There you will find:</p>
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<p>If you nominate your team for the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Judging/Awards"></a>Best Education and Public Engagement Special Prize</a> by filling out the corresponding field in the <a href="https://2018.igem.org/Judging/Judging_Form">judging form</a>, the judges will review this page to consider your team for that prize. The criteria are listed below. </p>
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<p>How have you developed new opportunities to include more people in shaping synthetic biology? Innovative educational tools and public engagement activities have the ability to establish a two-way dialogue with new communities by discussing public values and the science behind synthetic biology. Document your approach and what was learned by everyone involved to compete for this award.
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Latest revision as of 02:43, 18 October 2018

Public Engagement & Outreach



For public engagement, we first decided to run two sessions of the public forum "Editing Our Evolution". This forum was designed by the Boston Museum of Science as part of the Building With Biology grant that aimed at creating outreach events for museum settings. The forum asked participants to respond to scenarios where gene therapy and gene editing were used to edit the human genome. The forum was a great success, and we were inspired to create a forum of our own. "Who's Looking at your Genes?" is a forum around the issues surrounding genomic privacy. This subject resonated with our team, which is diverse and has representation from groups that are potentially affected negatively by the unrestrained use of DNA-based technology. DNA testing is becoming routine and widespread within our society, touching everything from immigration law to personal genome exploration to catching serial killers. What are the ramifications of the accessibility of our DNA information? How should society respond? Who are the gatekeepers? Our forum was designed to raise awareness of the issues and get the public thinking about how we should shepherd this technology so that it is used for the good of all.