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== Synthetic Biology Day ==
== Synthetic Biology Day ==
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The Synthetic Biology Day is an initiative by all German iGEM teams. It is a public event with the intention to explain and communicate the field of Synthetic Bilogy to the general public. It was held on August 25, 2012 in the following cities: Bielefeld, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Freiburg, Göttingen, Marburg, München, Potsdam and Tübingen.
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The Synthetic Biology Day is an initiative by all German iGEM teams. It is a public event with the intention to explain and communicate the field of Synthetic Bilogy to the general public. It was held on August 25, 2012 in the following cities: Bielefeld, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Göttingen, Marburg, München and Tübingen.
=== Event ===
=== Event ===
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We were present with an information stand located on the town square, Marktplatz in Tübingen. It is in the heart of the historic city and part of the large pedestrian zone and place of the beautiful townhall.
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[[File:Tue-synbioday-rathaus.jpg|200px|thumb|right|townhall in background]]
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Our large pavillon was an eye-catcher. Several posters attracted the curiosity of the many people passing by.
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Propagating synthetic biology in a town like Tübingen is a delicate business. Tübingen's inhabitants are known for their very ecological and organic lifestyle. So when we set up our pavillon at 8 am, we were prepared for the worst.
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Thanks to the sunny weather the cafés around us opened early and the first deserted marketplace got filled continuosely.
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A group of bikers stopped by to have a glass of our free iced tea. They were the first to try their knowledge on our synthethic biology quiz, most questions only needed a little help to be answerd correctly.
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Throughout the day we had kids enjoying iced tea and sweets, watching their parents discussing topics such as the impact of genetic engineering on agriculture and medicine.
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We engaged many people in interesting conversation but people also came on their own initiative and took the possibility to ask us questions.
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* ''"What happens when I eat a gene?"''
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* ''"How can microorganisms be controlled?"''
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* ''"Do we need genetic engineering to feed the world?"''
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Additionally we designed a quiz with seven basic questions concering Synthetic Biology.
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We provided answers to all these questions and were happy to see that most of our visitors were thankful for the information we provided.
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| [[File:Tue-synbioday-quiz.jpg|200px|thumb|taking the quiz]]
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=== Material ===
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All material was presented in German.
All material was presented in German.
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Posters:
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Posters are available as pdf documents:
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| [[File:Poster_Labor_final.jpg|250px|thumb|synthetic biology as an engineering discipline [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B35na75usAL8ZHFYcjNVQnBIVUU <br/> view pdf] ]]
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| [[File:Poster_Synthetische_Biologie_final.jpg|250px|thumb|definition of terms and idea of synthetic biology in a few words [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B35na75usAL8TGpXRnFVRGpmeWs <br/> view pdf] ]]
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| [[File:Poster_Erklärung_final.jpg|250px|thumb|simple and interesting questions concerning genes, proteins, and food [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B35na75usAL8OEl5VEUzdDRjTjA <br/> view pdf] ]]
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Quiz:
Quiz:
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[[File:Tue-synbioday-quiz-thumb.png|250px|thumb|left|first page of questions and answers [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B35na75usAL8bkQ1NXBEQlk5N28 <br/> view pdf] ]]

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Contents

Synthetic Biology Day

The Synthetic Biology Day is an initiative by all German iGEM teams. It is a public event with the intention to explain and communicate the field of Synthetic Bilogy to the general public. It was held on August 25, 2012 in the following cities: Bielefeld, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Göttingen, Marburg, München and Tübingen.


Event

townhall in background

Propagating synthetic biology in a town like Tübingen is a delicate business. Tübingen's inhabitants are known for their very ecological and organic lifestyle. So when we set up our pavillon at 8 am, we were prepared for the worst. Thanks to the sunny weather the cafés around us opened early and the first deserted marketplace got filled continuosely.

A group of bikers stopped by to have a glass of our free iced tea. They were the first to try their knowledge on our synthethic biology quiz, most questions only needed a little help to be answerd correctly. Throughout the day we had kids enjoying iced tea and sweets, watching their parents discussing topics such as the impact of genetic engineering on agriculture and medicine.

  • "What happens when I eat a gene?"
  • "How can microorganisms be controlled?"
  • "Do we need genetic engineering to feed the world?"

We provided answers to all these questions and were happy to see that most of our visitors were thankful for the information we provided.

Pictures

Tue-synbioday-infostand.jpg
Tue-synbioday-people1.jpg
Tue-synbioday-people2.jpg
taking the quiz
Tue-synbioday-rathaus2.jpg

Material

All material was presented in German.

Posters are available as pdf documents:

synthetic biology as an engineering discipline
view pdf
definition of terms and idea of synthetic biology in a few words
view pdf
simple and interesting questions concerning genes, proteins, and food
view pdf

Quiz:

first page of questions and answers
view pdf
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