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Revision as of 18:28, 30 October 2017
Public Engagement
Meet the SynBio
Along the year, we were introducing Synthetic Biology to people, specifically to students. We were teaching people about What is Synthetic Biology and Why it is so useful
We participated in scientific fairs with a stand where we explained our work and explaining Synthetic Biology to the public
We were behind the government palace, in Santiago
Also we were in front of the Town Hall of Ñuñoa, Santiago
With the goal of making it easier, we design a workshop and a poster to explain Synthetic Biology to kids. We focus on trying to represent the principles of synthetic biology in the workshop
The Travel
When we were in the zone affected with Red Tide last year, we met with the Labor Unios of fishermen of the zone to talk about the problem that mean to them the presence of red tide in the zone, both socially and economically. Also we introduced the health problem that the marine toxin of the red tide cause
Durning our stay in the zone, we went to school "Liceo de Hombres Manuel Montt" and introduced SynBio, and the phenomenon of red tide to the students
The Press
Our project did not go unnoticed by the press, we got mentioned a lot in various media, both local and national
