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What do most college students think about synthetic biology?
Over the course of the summer, we realized that while the general public might still have questions or concerns about synthetic biology and GMOs, we had the ability to educate students and make an impact at our own campus. We applied to present at the Nevada Student Speaker Competition - where presenters from our university could present a Ted-style talk on a topic of their choosing to an audience of over 300 students.
The video we submitted for entry into the competition was meant to explain an overview of our summer project:
Nevada iGEM NVSSC Entry Video
However, we used our presentation to provide an introduction to synthetic biology and the ethical implications of what we do as a scientist. We stressed the importance of being accountable for all that we do and using science to better society. We then provided a brief overview of our iGEM project to an audience of students from departments across campus. The presentation was well received and we were excited to be able to share with our fellow Nevada students!
