Team:Virginia/Public Perception

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<p> In order to address safety and the public perception, we inquired into some local scientific minds and recorded the responses in the following documentary. </p>
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<p><p style="text-indent: 5em;"> As synthetic biology continues to advance, the field’s bioethical implications continue to grow. To maintain safe practices and to not lose public support, scientists must keep these pressing concerns in mind.</p>
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<p>Please also see our completed safety form:</p>
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<p><p style="text-indent: 5em;">We interviewed three experts in biology, medicine and bioethics and explored topics in biosafety, ownership in synthetic biology, and the potential impacts of our minicell research. We interviewed Dr. John Arras, a member of the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, Dr. Alison Criss, an expert in microbiology, immunology and cancer biology in the UVa School of Medicine;,and Dr. Michael Timko, the Director of the Human Biology Program at UVa. As a result of conducting these interviews, we developed a better understanding of institutional and national biosafety regulations, intellectual property and ownership, and how these issues relate to the minicell chassis.  Our goal for this film was not only to reach out to the iGEM audience, but to also make these issues accessible to the public.</p>
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<p><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/5/58/VGEM_Biosafety_Form_2.pdf">Team Virginia Safety</a></p>
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<div id="par"><p><center>(If the video has trouble loading, you can watch it directly on YouTube <a href="http://youtu.be/7KYlSghD2Sk">here</a>)</center></p></div>
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<span></u>Safety Considerations</u></span>
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<p>To learn more about how we maintained safe laboratory practices, please see our completed iGEM safety forms below:</p>
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<li><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/5/59/Virginia_Basic_Safety_Form.pdf">Virginia Basic Safety Form</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/5/58/VGEM_Biosafety_Form_2.pdf">Virginia Biosafety Form Part 2, Human Serum</a></li>
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<li><a href="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2013/e/e4/Virginia_Biosafety_Form_Part_2.pdf">Virginia Biosafety Form Part 2, Yersinia enterocolitica</a></li>
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Latest revision as of 02:34, 26 October 2013

VGEM Welcomes You!

Documentary

As synthetic biology continues to advance, the field’s bioethical implications continue to grow. To maintain safe practices and to not lose public support, scientists must keep these pressing concerns in mind.

We interviewed three experts in biology, medicine and bioethics and explored topics in biosafety, ownership in synthetic biology, and the potential impacts of our minicell research. We interviewed Dr. John Arras, a member of the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, Dr. Alison Criss, an expert in microbiology, immunology and cancer biology in the UVa School of Medicine;,and Dr. Michael Timko, the Director of the Human Biology Program at UVa. As a result of conducting these interviews, we developed a better understanding of institutional and national biosafety regulations, intellectual property and ownership, and how these issues relate to the minicell chassis. Our goal for this film was not only to reach out to the iGEM audience, but to also make these issues accessible to the public.



(If the video has trouble loading, you can watch it directly on YouTube here)



Safety Considerations

To learn more about how we maintained safe laboratory practices, please see our completed iGEM safety forms below: