Team:Tufts/Human Practices
Human Practices
At iGEM we believe societal considerations should be upfront and integrated throughout the design and execution of synthetic biology projects. “Human Practices” refers to iGEM teams’ efforts to actively consider how the world affects their work and the work affects the world. Through your Human Practices activities, your team should demonstrate how you have thought carefully and creatively about whether your project is responsible and good for the world. We invite you to explore issues relating (but not limited) to the ethics, safety, security, and sustainability of your project, and to show how this exploration feeds back into your project purpose, design and execution.
Generated discourse in summer program for young students about responsible use of synthetic biology. This improved understanding of synthetic biology will allow them to respond more rationally to its effects in their daily lives, whether as policymakers, scientists, or citizens.