Brandon, our team leader, held a presentation in front of all the SHHO college students during the College General Education Forum. The presentation involved the application of Synthetic Biology as well as its advantages. After promoting Synthetic Biology, Brandon addressed the issue of safety as well. To sooth the worries from the public on the safety of Synthetic Biology, he mentioned the emphasis of safety measures by Synthetic Biologists.
After the talk, raise of interest and knowledge in Synthetic Biology from the public is expected.
High school talk
Onthe 3rd October 2011, 4 members from CUHK iGEM team 2011 held a highschool talk in Leung Shek Chee College in Kwun Tong, lasting for about one hour.
In the talk, they introduced basic background of synthetic biology, iGEM competition, as well as the project idea and ethical issues. Through the talk, we were aspired to arouse their interests in synthetic biology and provide them with spaces for the discussion on the novel way of studying science.
At the end of the talk, feedbacks are collected from students. All of them reflected that they understand more about synthetic biology. Half of them show more acceptance of synthetic biology. Only a small proportion thinks it is safe to put synthetic biology in practice.
In general, they found the presentation interesting and informative.
Clip showing high school presentation
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