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<p> We participated to this event in order to tackle the issue of the lack of information available on bioindustries and biotechnologies in the civil society. The event was a success, and we hope that we managed to give to people some understanding of the nature and possibilities of Mighty Coli and synthetic biology in general. We also made sure that people understood which issues were raised by synbio and which were not. | <p> We participated to this event in order to tackle the issue of the lack of information available on bioindustries and biotechnologies in the civil society. The event was a success, and we hope that we managed to give to people some understanding of the nature and possibilities of Mighty Coli and synthetic biology in general. We also made sure that people understood which issues were raised by synbio and which were not. | ||
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<p> The result of our survey about the knowledge of the public in biotechnology, GMO's and bioindustries revealed some interesting results (54 respondants):</p> | <p> The result of our survey about the knowledge of the public in biotechnology, GMO's and bioindustries revealed some interesting results (54 respondants):</p> | ||
- A bit more than one third of the respondents where in favor of GMOs, a bit less than a third against it, and one third were undecided or thought that a compromise had to be found. We think that this unexpectedly GMO-friendly result comes from the fact that the respondents filled the survey just in front of us and thought we would want them to be in favor of GMOs. And of course, the sample is not random, as it is composed of the kind of people that likes science-themed boardgames...</p> | - A bit more than one third of the respondents where in favor of GMOs, a bit less than a third against it, and one third were undecided or thought that a compromise had to be found. We think that this unexpectedly GMO-friendly result comes from the fact that the respondents filled the survey just in front of us and thought we would want them to be in favor of GMOs. And of course, the sample is not random, as it is composed of the kind of people that likes science-themed boardgames...</p> | ||
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Those three observations taken together, with the assumption that our respondents were a bit above average in their affinity with life sciences (since they were attracted by our biology-themed boardgame), we can safely assume that the general public is indeed neither comfortable nor well informed on the subjet of genetic engineering.</p | Those three observations taken together, with the assumption that our respondents were a bit above average in their affinity with life sciences (since they were attracted by our biology-themed boardgame), we can safely assume that the general public is indeed neither comfortable nor well informed on the subjet of genetic engineering.</p | ||
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<p>"You are a bacterium. Your mission: to survive. The big bad human beings released massive quantities of toxic chemicals, known as antibiotics, in order to kill you. To save yourself and your brethren, you will have to find and gather the hallowed relics of your folk: the antibiotic resistance genes !"</p> | <p>"You are a bacterium. Your mission: to survive. The big bad human beings released massive quantities of toxic chemicals, known as antibiotics, in order to kill you. To save yourself and your brethren, you will have to find and gather the hallowed relics of your folk: the antibiotic resistance genes !"</p> | ||
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<li>The board includes a linear DNA molecule and 4 kinds of plasmids <b>[Pic. 3]</b>. The DNA molecule begins by a condensed chromosome and is composed of an helix skeleton and 4 DNA bases of different colours. The plasmids are closed DNA molecules, represented by 4 discs at the bottom of the board. Each plasmid contains a resistance gene, a replication inhibitor frame and an origin of replication frame. There are 4 kinds of plasmids, each bearing the resistance to an antibiotic (resistance to $\small Ampicilin$, $\small Tetracyclin$, $\small Kanamycin$ and $\small Chloramphenicol$), and each characterized by a different colour corresponding to a DNA base.</li> | <li>The board includes a linear DNA molecule and 4 kinds of plasmids <b>[Pic. 3]</b>. The DNA molecule begins by a condensed chromosome and is composed of an helix skeleton and 4 DNA bases of different colours. The plasmids are closed DNA molecules, represented by 4 discs at the bottom of the board. Each plasmid contains a resistance gene, a replication inhibitor frame and an origin of replication frame. There are 4 kinds of plasmids, each bearing the resistance to an antibiotic (resistance to $\small Ampicilin$, $\small Tetracyclin$, $\small Kanamycin$ and $\small Chloramphenicol$), and each characterized by a different colour corresponding to a DNA base.</li> | ||
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Revision as of 14:38, 10 October 2014
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