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All of the interviewees were asked the same questions ranging from how they use UAVs in their specific jobs, their opinion on synthetic biology and the future of UAVs. The links of the videos have been posted on our wiki. Before giving the detailed responses of the interviews, we have compiled the answers of each question so as to get a list of uses of UAVS. | All of the interviewees were asked the same questions ranging from how they use UAVs in their specific jobs, their opinion on synthetic biology and the future of UAVs. The links of the videos have been posted on our wiki. Before giving the detailed responses of the interviews, we have compiled the answers of each question so as to get a list of uses of UAVS. | ||
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+ | Below is a short summary of the major responses for 3 main questions: the uses of UAVs, the value of Synthetic Biology in general and in creating UAVs and how to address the stigma of using UAVs: | ||
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+ | a. Looking for life elsewhere. | ||
+ | UAVs are excellent tools for searching for life in areas where it might be too dangerous for humans to reach. Dr. Lynn Rothschild sees the potential in using UAVs for searching for new life forms on planet earth and other planets. She also sees the potential of linking synthetic biology in creating cheaper, safer-for-the environment and biodegradable UAVs | ||
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+ | b. Disaster analysis and Wildfire Control | ||
+ | Would you send a human being in the middle of a natural disaster, or would you rather send a machine? Vince Ambrosia and Matthew Fladeland see the potential in using UAVs for wildfire control, natural disaster analysis and recording of real-time sensory data in order to have a better control of disaster management. | ||
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+ | c. Working in harsh, unreachable areas | ||
+ | Dr. Randy Berthold sees potential in using UAVs in places that are hard to reach, and in places where noise/increase of sound might disturb the measurements. UAVs could reach areas with toxic gases and extreme temperatures. | ||
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+ | d. Planetary Exploration | ||
+ | Prof. Jim Heads finds a lot of potential in using UAVs for geological and planetary Exploration. UAVs will be an efficient way to record sensory data which cover a large area without worrying about transporting astronauts and the costs that go with that. | ||
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+ | 2. Opinions on Synthetic biology | ||
+ | All of our interviewees believed that synthetic biology presents great potentials and capabilities in technology, especially in creating cheaper and eco-friendly technology. Most admitted that the scientific society is yet to discover the full potential of using synthetic biology for their missions. | ||
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+ | 3. How can we address the stigma surrounding UAVs? | ||
+ | All the interviewees agreed that people have concerns on the uses of UAVs mainly due to their connection with military uses, and also due to fear of their personal safety. The interviewed experts said this stigma could be addressed effectively if people are informed on the beneficial uses of UAVs, and if they are informed of the policies and regulations present on the uses of UAVs. | ||
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<div class="sub4"><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/25/SBS_iGEM_2014_download.png"></a><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf">Download our interview with Dr. Lynn Rothschild, expert in synthetic biology and supervisor of the S-B-S iGEM team.</a></div> | <div class="sub4"><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/25/SBS_iGEM_2014_download.png"></a><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf">Download our interview with Dr. Lynn Rothschild, expert in synthetic biology and supervisor of the S-B-S iGEM team.</a></div> | ||
<div class="sub4"><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/25/SBS_iGEM_2014_download.png"></a><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf">Click here to download our project journal, which details our design and engineering process and included descriptions of the protocols we developed and used.</a></div> | <div class="sub4"><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf"><img src="https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2014/2/25/SBS_iGEM_2014_download.png"></a><a href="work/PUT-PDF-REFERENCE-HEREpdf">Click here to download our project journal, which details our design and engineering process and included descriptions of the protocols we developed and used.</a></div> |
Revision as of 20:58, 6 October 2014
Uses of UAVs & Orthogonal
Systems in Nature
Systems in Nature
Images ● EPA Partnership ● Our Approach ● Interviews ● References
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) (also known as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in Europe) have a long history of usage. According to DraganFly Innovations Inc., early UAVs took the form of balloons and they were primarily used for military purposes for monitoring and eliminating enemies in the battlefield. However, in the recent years, UAVs have been increasingly used by civilians to accomplish various scientific and humanitarian missions. Due to their promising ability to accomplish tasks that otherwise could have been tedious, unreachable or even dangerous to civilians, our team has considered the idea of improving the current models of UAVs in order to make them more biodegradable, modular and even cheaper and hence increase their accessibility and practicability to the scientific and civilian societies.
In the midst of our scientific design process and laboratory work that we have done, our team has taken into serious consideration the risks, ethics and stigma of using UAVs for civilian uses. Our aim in conducting this iGEM human practices project is to dive deep into the social economic impacts of using synthetic biology in general, and in addition to that, to consider how we can work around the stigma present in the society on the uses of UAVs. Part of this project was also to discuss the regulations and policies involved in the flying of civilian UAVs and assess the accessibility and practicability of the current civilian UAVs. In general, the main reason of doing this human practices project was to bring our laboratory work closer to humanity by assessing the impacts of our creation to the general society.
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Our Work with the EPA—
Synthetic Biology in the Air: Biological
UAVs and Environmental Safety Concerns
Synthetic Biology in the Air: Biological
UAVs and Environmental Safety Concerns