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Synthetic biology is broadly defined as an area of intersection of biology and engineering that focuses on the modification or creation of novel biological systems that do not naturally emerge in nature [1]. As an emerging method, its potential applications range from tools for environment decontamination to medical diagnostics.
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However, amounts of problems have been raised in many aspects. For instance, there is a public concern that synthetic biology might result in public danger, such as NDM bacteria strain that is resistant to all known antibiotics. Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) produced by conventional biotechnology, for example, genetic engineering, have already put forward very similar public-concerning risks. Therefore, it is worthy a lot to inspect the similarity and difference between synthetic biology and conventional biotechnology (in our case, genetic engineering) which might provide some valuable new guidance for us to prevent possible danger and to avoid ethical issues. Our inspection mainly focuses on four aspects below:
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'''1. What is the public view towards synthetic biology and conventional biotechnology among high school students and college students?'''
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Synthetic biology is broadly defined as the area of intersection of biology and engineering that focuses on the modification or creation of novel biological systems that do not have a counterpart in nature[1]. As a emerging method, its potential applications range from tools for environmental protection to proof for medical treatment.
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However, it gives rise to amounts of challenges along different dimensions. With the potential to produce unknown “living organism”, the work of synthetic biology is believed to raise application and ethic problems that genetically modified organisms have. In the human practice of Peking_S team this year, we reviewed previous documentation relevant to the development of synthetic biology, trying to answer following questions:
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1. What is the general cognition towards synthetic biology and GMO of high school students and college students?
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2. What are the difference between synthetic biology and GMO?
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By answering these 4 questions above, we obtained schematics of current public view and social effect of synthetic biology, the possible issues that synthetic biology might face with and possible solutions to them.
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Here, we review the analysis of principles to guide the development of synthetic biology and provide recommendations to improve our work.
 
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Synthetic biology is broadly defined as an area of intersection of biology and engineering that focuses on the modification or creation of novel biological systems that do not naturally emerge in nature [1]. As an emerging method, its potential applications range from tools for environment decontamination to medical diagnostics.

However, amounts of problems have been raised in many aspects. For instance, there is a public concern that synthetic biology might result in public danger, such as NDM bacteria strain that is resistant to all known antibiotics. Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) produced by conventional biotechnology, for example, genetic engineering, have already put forward very similar public-concerning risks. Therefore, it is worthy a lot to inspect the similarity and difference between synthetic biology and conventional biotechnology (in our case, genetic engineering) which might provide some valuable new guidance for us to prevent possible danger and to avoid ethical issues. Our inspection mainly focuses on four aspects below:

1. What is the public view towards synthetic biology and conventional biotechnology among high school students and college students?

2. What are the differences between synthetic biology and GMO?

3. What are the possible risks posed by synthetic biology?

4. What action should we take AND what kind of attitude shall we have?

By answering these 4 questions above, we obtained schematics of current public view and social effect of synthetic biology, the possible issues that synthetic biology might face with and possible solutions to them.




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