Team:Toulouse/ethics

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This crucial interrogation leads us to consider science and synthetic biology in another way. <B> What if the role of scientists was also to make people rediscovering the beauty of nature?  What if the bases of new scientific challenges resulted from a more local scale? </B> Science does not have to be elitist, it has so much to gain opening itself to these challenges. First scientifically, as research is never useless and as we never know the impact and the scope of our results. Then socially, as we could measure the deep interest raised by our project within the population and the media. Adopting a new vision of synthetic biology, we probably make people change their mind about this innovative discipline. <br>
This crucial interrogation leads us to consider science and synthetic biology in another way. <B> What if the role of scientists was also to make people rediscovering the beauty of nature?  What if the bases of new scientific challenges resulted from a more local scale? </B> Science does not have to be elitist, it has so much to gain opening itself to these challenges. First scientifically, as research is never useless and as we never know the impact and the scope of our results. Then socially, as we could measure the deep interest raised by our project within the population and the media. Adopting a new vision of synthetic biology, we probably make people change their mind about this innovative discipline. <br>
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The traditional cold objectivity of science distances itself from the society. However, scientists are also beings capable of feeling the beauty, sensitive to the charm of landscapes and <B>able to understand the usefulness of "useless" trees</B>…<br>
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The traditional cold objectivity of science distances itself from the society. However, scientists are also beings capable of feeling the beauty, sensitive to the charm of landscapes and <B>able to understand the usefulness of "useless" trees</B>…<br><br>
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The design of a strategy to protect useless beauty may seem senseless but we believe that it is also the scientist’s duty. We have to remember that the thought is what distinguish <i>Homo sapiens</i> from other species on earth and this thought make us able to improve tools, understand the world and be conscious of being (Descartes: <i>Cogito ergo sum</i>).
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The design of a strategy to protect useless beauty may seem senseless but we believe that it is also the scientist’s duty. We have to remember that the thought is what distinguish <i>Homo sapiens</i> from other species on earth and this thought make us able to understand the world and be conscious of our being (Descartes: <i>Cogito ergo sum</i>). The art is an object of philosophical thought. Consciousness raises humans above all others living creatures. Thus, it is necessary to respect and protect art. And thus, it becomes essential to preserve the beauty of this site.  
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Thus, it becomes essential to protect the beauty of this site.  
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