We ask every team to think deeply and creatively about whether their project is responsible and good for the world. Consider how the world affects your work and how your work affects the world.
Explain how you have determined your work is responsible and good for the world.
Visit the Medals page for more information.
How does your project affect society and how does society influence the direction of your project?
I bet Nico's HP students could answer this. If I were in their shoes, I would say our project is bringing practical plastic use to space and space is full of optimism and progress and the hopes of all the people in the world.
How might ethical considerations and stakeholder input guide your project purpose, design and the experiments you conduct in the lab?
We should have the least cynical among us answer this question.
How did this feedback enter into the process of your work throughout the iGEM Competition?
I assume Nico's students in HP know an answer to this.
Document a thoughtful and creative approach to exploring these questions and how your project evolved in the process, to compete for this award.
Visit the Special Prizes page for more information.
At iGEM, Human Practices is about more than just outreach. It's about actively considering the societal implications of your synthetic biology project and demonstrating how those considerations have shaped your work. This page documents our team's Human Practices activities and their impact on our project.
For more information, visit the Human Practices Hub.