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<p>As another component of our policy and practices work, we set out to identify where the responsibility for the maintenance of the damaged drains lies. Should we, as young synthetic biologists, be addressing this? Or should this be the industries responsibility? Or even the consumers who may be pouring the fats, oils and greases down the drain?</p>
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<p>In order to answer this question, we set out to conduct semi-structured interviews (SBa_M0004) with representatives from the water industry, local restaurants, council members and homeowners. We then used trend modelling (SBa_A0001) to identify key areas of crossover and difference between the opinions of those interviewed. Furthermore, we compared the information gained from the interview with the actual position of law recognised in this area.</p>
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<p>As well as understanding if synthetic biology should be the solution to this problem in particular, talking to industry experts greatly helped to shape our project further by understand where in the pipeline (no pun intended!) The Fatberglar would be best implemented.</p>
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23rd July 2014
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Sheffield: Sharan, Mustafa, Ben L and Erika
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Manchester: Catherine, James and Isobel
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Wanted to collaborate on a potential lipid uptake system; they have no part for this and sounded as though they wanted us to give them one as we mentioned lipid uptake as a potential development in the future for reuse/energy - not a likely option as we have no time or need with our new product
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Impact report - interviewing professors and surgeons from med school, incorporating sociological theory, speaking to companies for product development (yoghurt/food implementation), analysing survey results - we flagged this as there was no ethics or consent, they are now making this online and will email the link
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Sheffield: Ben L
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Overall there was slight difficulties in communication, possibly due to language barrier but more likely due to glitchy skype. Agreed to continue further communication by email.
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Valencia explain their project: Creating plants which produce sexual pheromones to induce mating disruption in moth species, avoiding the damage caused by larvae.
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Latest revision as of 03:10, 18 October 2014

Notions of Responsbility

As another component of our policy and practices work, we set out to identify where the responsibility for the maintenance of the damaged drains lies. Should we, as young synthetic biologists, be addressing this? Or should this be the industries responsibility? Or even the consumers who may be pouring the fats, oils and greases down the drain?

In order to answer this question, we set out to conduct semi-structured interviews (SBa_M0004) with representatives from the water industry, local restaurants, council members and homeowners. We then used trend modelling (SBa_A0001) to identify key areas of crossover and difference between the opinions of those interviewed. Furthermore, we compared the information gained from the interview with the actual position of law recognised in this area.

As well as understanding if synthetic biology should be the solution to this problem in particular, talking to industry experts greatly helped to shape our project further by understand where in the pipeline (no pun intended!) The Fatberglar would be best implemented.

The full report can be found below; the specific questions asked, as well as the necessary ethics and consent documentation we gained is also presented here.

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