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Overview:
On Saturday 6th July 2013, the outreach team hosted a poster stand at the University of Manchester’s Community Open Day. Everyone in Manchester was invited, meaning that our guests could range from toddlers all the way up to pensioners!
As the Sweet DNA activity went down so well with the schoolchildren during our Science Stars workshops, we decided to repeat it once more. Only this time, the kids could actually take away and eat (with their parents’ permission!) their double-helix DNA made out of sweets! We made sure to have at least three team members manning the stall, meaning that whilst the children were busy making their sweet DNA, one team member could talk them through what they were doing and explain how the model that they were making relates to the real structure of DNA. At the same time, the other two team members would have conversations with their parents/guardians, explaining what synthetic biology is, what the iGEM competition is and describing our project in more detail. We also encouraged the people we spoke to to share their concerns, if any, about the use of synthetic biology.
Click here or on the thumbnail on the right to see our full poster!