Team:Harvard/human practices

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<p>There is huge controversy surrounding the use of genetic engineering in agriculture. Our project is intimately linked to the agricultural industry, so we will take some time to <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Harvard/human_practices/debate">explore</a> this controversy and present <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Harvard/human_practices/vision">our vision</a> for how the iGarden will fit into people's lives and impact their understanding of genetic engineering.</p>
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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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<p>While there is a great deal of information regarding agricultural genetic engineering presented throughout this section, we also took some time to find out what people in our community thought about this international topic. We interviewed and surveyed sixty individuals of the Cambridge community. These individuals were students, local farmers, and patrons of our local farmer markets. We asked which characteristics of plants these individuals would be most comfortable modifying, as well as if they would feel more comfortable growing their own genetically modified foods than purchasing from a conventional farm that produces genetically modified foods. We also asked whether or not each individual had a food allergy, and if he or she would be willing to eat food that was genetically modified to be hypoallergenic.
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While the complete survey data can be found in the references page, overall, the individuals that we surveyed were more comfortable eating genetically modified foods from their own garden than from a conventional market. Improving the nutritional quality of plants was a high priority for 38 out of 60 individuals, trailed by flavor (22 out of 60). Out of the 6 individuals who suffered from food allergies, all were likely to very like to eat hypoallergenic food. Of the individuals who did not suffer from food allergies, 30 were very likely to eat hypoallergenic food if they had food allergies, and 22 were very unlikely to.  
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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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