Team:Oxford/policy and practices
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- | Our work with the Environment Agency, which inspired us to explore bioremediation as an option for dealing with the pressing environmental concern cause by chlorinated solvent pollution, brought home just how great an impact our own project might have on | + | Our work with the Environment Agency, which inspired us to explore bioremediation as an option for dealing with the pressing environmental concern cause by chlorinated solvent pollution, brought home just how great an impact our own project might have on this issue. Chlorinated solvents are indispensable to many manufacturing, professional, and even everyday household activities, yet no environmentally acceptable method of disposal currently exists. Our research has led us to believe that bioremediation is a genuinely viable option for addressing this challenge, a position which the Environment Agency has supported. We realized that what began as an iGEM project may well be worth developing further than the months we had available to complete the competition. |
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With this in mind, for the policy and practices element of our project we decided to ask… | With this in mind, for the policy and practices element of our project we decided to ask… | ||
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- | For the policy and practices element of the competition, our team has researched how iGEM projects grow from ideas into real world solutions. What are the challenges | + | For the policy and practices element of the competition, our team has researched how iGEM projects grow from ideas into real world solutions. What are the challenges facing teams who want to develop their projects beyond the jamboree? What can be done to help them realise the potential benefits of their ideas for society? And what should we be aiming to achieve by all this? |
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Our team identified what we believe are the key considerations for teams to take into account. | Our team identified what we believe are the key considerations for teams to take into account. |
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