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<p>What happens within the <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Main_Page">iGEM</a> competition that doesn't involve <b>humans</b>?</p>
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<p>iGEM is a multidisciplinary experience. This situation lends itself to the encouraging of awareness of other ways of thinking than what one is used to. Through the interaction of people from various disciplines the way in which one starts to perceive what one is doing from another perspective. I have furthered that expansion during my time within the University of Edinburgh iGEM team by questioning how the team sees things from ethics to themselves as individuals.</p>
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<p>Therefore, what has relevance to <b>human practices</b>? Almost <b>everything</b>.</p>
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<p>Human practices <b>permeate</b> throughout all aspects of the iGEM <b>competition</b>, from the <b>identities</b> (in the broadest sense) of <b>participants</b> and the <b>teams</b> they are within, to the <b>decisions</b> on project focus and lab work, to the more obvious parts such as <b>ethics</b>.</p>
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<p>iGEM is a <b>multidisciplinary</b> experience. This situation lends itself to the encouraging of <b>awareness</b> of other ways of thinking than what one is used to. Through the <b>interaction</b> of people from various <b>disciplines</b> the way in which one starts to perceive what one is doing from another <b>perspective</b>. We have furthered that <b>expansion</b> during our time within the <a href="https://2010.igem.org/Team:Edinburgh/Team">University of Edinburgh iGEM team</a> by <b>questioning</b> how we see things from ethics to themselves as <b>individuals</b>.</p><br>
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<p>Throughout the <b>project</b>, we concentrated our human practices <b>efforts</b> on a number of key <b>elements</b> within iGEM. Firstly, we sought to promote <b>awareness</b> of the fact that human practices <b>permeate</b> throughout almost every <b>aspect</b> of the iGEM <b>competition</b>, from the <b>reasons</b> that people are involved to the <b>results</b> obtained. The bolded terms on the <b>wiki</b>, and the text in the boxes at the side of the page, are <b>indications</b> of this awareness.</p>
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<p>So many <b>insights</b> can be taken from this <b>multidisciplinary</b>, <b>multicultural</b> and <b>global</b> phenomenon that is iGEM if it is approached in the right way. <b>We</b> think differently now, how about <b>you</b>?</p><br>
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Human BRIDGEs - Human practices


What happens within the iGEM competition that doesn't involve humans?

Very little, is our answer.

Therefore, what has relevance to human practices? Almost everything.

Human practices permeate throughout all aspects of the iGEM competition, from the identities (in the broadest sense) of participants and the teams they are within, to the decisions on project focus and lab work, to the more obvious parts such as ethics.

iGEM is a multidisciplinary experience. This situation lends itself to the encouraging of awareness of other ways of thinking than what one is used to. Through the interaction of people from various disciplines the way in which one starts to perceive what one is doing from another perspective. We have furthered that expansion during our time within the University of Edinburgh iGEM team by questioning how we see things from ethics to themselves as individuals.



Our Project


Throughout the project, we concentrated our human practices efforts on a number of key elements within iGEM. Firstly, we sought to promote awareness of the fact that human practices permeate throughout almost every aspect of the iGEM competition, from the reasons that people are involved to the results obtained. The bolded terms on the wiki, and the text in the boxes at the side of the page, are indications of this awareness.

Secondly, we stressed the importance of encouraging different ways of thinking, often stimulated through self-reflection. Every time we learnt something new, it was a form of self-reflection even if we were not always aware of it, and the more it was encouraged the more possibilities that were created. This ranged from making it easier to communicate and collaborate with other disciplines or individuals, to being clearer and therefore more confident about making decisions, and even the understanding of others, their points of view, and their cultures. The multidisciplinary nature of iGEM lends itself to these analyses easily.

We also approached a number of other issues, such as that of collaboration versus competition, and how the two are not always mutually inclusive... the tension that may occur when collaboration is enforced on teams competing with one another for prestigious prizes is something that was very interesting to observe and document.

So many insights can be taken from this multidisciplinary, multicultural and global phenomenon that is iGEM if it is approached in the right way. We think differently now, how about you?



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Throughout this wiki there are words in bold that indicate a relevance to human aspects. It will become obvious that human aspects are a part of almost everything in iGEM.