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<p>One major roadblock to synthetic biology is public perception of the field. With movies such as <i>Splice</i> (2009) and television shows such as <i>Fringe</i> which portray synthetic biology as dangerous and grotesque, as well as policy wars over the use and sale of genetically modified organisms, []. Our aim with the Harvard iGarden is to change public perception of what it means to engineer our food by putting part of the process in the hands of the consumer. Need a longer introduction...so repeating...
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<p>There is huge controversy surrounding the use of genetic engineering in agriculture, even as new approaches promise better, safer food with a smaller input of energy and harmful agricultural chemicals. As our project deals with using synthetic biology for personalized and open source genetic engineering of plants, our project is intimately linked to concerns about genetically engineered foods on both sides. Here we will take some time to <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Harvard/human_practices/debate">explore</a> this controversy, <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Harvard/human_practices/survey">ask members of our community</a> about their thoughts, <a href="http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/usundergrad/test/test4.php">educate</a> people about how genetic engineering in plants is done, and present <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Harvard/human_practices/vision">our vision</a> for how the <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Harvard/human_practices/theigarden">iGarden kit</a> will fit into people's homes and gardens.</p>
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Latest revision as of 22:14, 25 October 2010



overview

There is huge controversy surrounding the use of genetic engineering in agriculture, even as new approaches promise better, safer food with a smaller input of energy and harmful agricultural chemicals. As our project deals with using synthetic biology for personalized and open source genetic engineering of plants, our project is intimately linked to concerns about genetically engineered foods on both sides. Here we will take some time to explore this controversy, ask members of our community about their thoughts, educate people about how genetic engineering in plants is done, and present our vision for how the iGarden kit will fit into people's homes and gardens.


About the iGarden kit

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