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-	The Macquarie iGem team aimed to determine how the public's understanding of synthetic biology effected their perceptive of the ethical issues surrounding this technology. We selected a number of high schools to participate in our survey, answering questions ranging from:	+
-	* What they believed Synthetic biology is	+	This survey aimed to obtain public perception of synthetic biology, with particular emphasis on high school students. The survey was administrated before and after a seminar explaining synthetic biology was presented. The survey was designed to answer the question: how does ones level of education regarding synthetic biology effect their perception concerning the ethical and safety trepidations that surround the technology ?
-	* What can be achieved through synthetic biology?	+
-	* What risks are associated with synthetic biology?	+

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Survey

This survey aimed to obtain public perception of synthetic biology, with particular emphasis on high school students. The survey was administrated before and after a seminar explaining synthetic biology was presented. The survey was designed to answer the question: how does ones level of education regarding synthetic biology effect their perception concerning the ethical and safety trepidations that surround the technology ?