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<p>In the initial stages of our 2017 project development we noticed gaps in our communications due to the interdisciplinary nature of our team. This is especially true with more specialized information such as the methods and processes of biotechnology. When looking for scientific visual communication aids in open source icon repositories, we noticed that there were very polar representations in concepts such as “gene editing” and “biotechnology;” These would be represented as either research oriented SBOL icons, or oversimplified illustrations of a double helix.</p>
 
  
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<p>By realizing this problem, we saw a significant need to explore various methods of scientific communication. This would not only benefit our internal project development, but could also have benefits in understanding how the general public engages with biotechnology. Our team developed a unique way to teach and spread the basics of biotechnology and to assist industry professionals and researchers. We did this by tackling the shortage of icons related to biotechnology in icon repositories such as Font Awesome and the Noun Project by holding an Icon-a-thon in the style of popular Hackathons.</p>
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<p> During the summer of 2017 we held Icon-a-thon, spending an afternoon with our wet lab team and early education practitioners, UI designers, game developers, illustrators and students sketching out ideas with paper and marker. In our collection of icons, you can see an array of concepts that range from being purely symbolic, to more literal representations. Some designs even pull characteristics from the practice of game design and illustration by personifying organisms, and even referencing pop culture.</p>
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<p>In our first episode of Synversations host Tess, Wet Lab lead Victoria and Dry Lab lead Ali introduce us to the world of synthetic biology. They tell us the basics of the field and how iGEM Toronto is using CRISPR-Cas9 on their 2017 project. Where will synthetic biology take us? What are its limits? How will it impact our lives?</p>
  
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<p>On the day of the event we paired up scientists and creatives to create accurate and aesthetically pleasing icons. Nearly half of the Icon-a-thon participants had indicated that they had a minimal background in postsecondary biology so we began the event with a crash course in biotechnology. Armed with some basic knowledge and paired with scientists we gave participants a list of basic icons related to biotech topics and tools absent from icon repositories specifically related to CRISPR and anti-CRISPR technology such as “model organisms” and “ATPsynthase.”</p>
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<p>The final icons created by the pairs were fairly accurate and showcased unique, shorthand ways of clarifying complicated topics . This level of synthesis demonstrated the knowledge of biotechnology these creatives had attained over the course of this event. At the end of the event, those who participated in a detailed survey indicated a high level of engagement and learning as a result of this event. This event was a unique way to attract a scientifically untrained public and proved to be worth it both in terms of engaging the public and educating them in the basics of biotechnology.</p>
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<p>After a popular vote within iGEM Toronto the top three icons were #46 Quorum Sensing in third place, #9 Central Dogma in second, and in first place #45 ATP Synthase. We asked one of the winners, Vera Spicki, to write a little bit about her inspiration for Central Dogma-</p>
 
  
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<blockquote class="regular">“One of the main challenges of this competition was to create icons that could act as a standard for biology (just like the letter icons are a standard for email in Web applications). Thus the main inspiration behind my ‘Central Dogma’ icon is ease of understanding for the general public. As most people in a biology profession know, the central dogma describes the two step process which is responsible for the flow of genetic information from DNA to RNA in order to create a protein. Similar to a process arrow diagram, by representing each different state in the same body, I hope to convey the proper order of these processes (transcription first, translation next). Additionally I hoped that this simplified design would provoke recognition in both biologists and non-biologists alike and have them chanting the central dogma mantra: ‘DNA to RNA to protein!’”</blockquote>
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<p>Co-president Katariina Jaenes and Policy and Practices lead Estée discuss how ethics plays a role in the advancement of synthetic biology. With a special focus on CRISPR-Cas9 we tackle questions like how can we control this technology? Will it cure Malaria? Should we use it to eradicate Mosquitoes? This and more in the ethics episode of Synversations.</p>
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<p>If you’re interested in setting up your own Icon-a-thon, we recommend populating a list of concepts ahead of time and using paper and marker as the recommended medium to sketch out ideas. Using markers and paper eliminates the barriers of learning graphic design software, and can help creative more inclusive and collaborative environments between researchers and creatives.</p>
 
 
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<p>To University of Toronto Professor Dr. David MacMillan synthetic biology is an engineering application on cells. With our host, Katariina Jaenes, the two consider the future of synthetic biology, difficulties of moving from research to reality, and address public perceptions on the discipline.</p>
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Latest revision as of 20:12, 14 December 2017

Podcast: Synversations

Our Goal

On our inaugural season of Synversations we talk to grad students, religious figures, community leaders, and many more to understand how biotechnology would affect their communities and to clear up some misconceptions about it.

Ep 1: Introduction

In our first episode of Synversations host Tess, Wet Lab lead Victoria and Dry Lab lead Ali introduce us to the world of synthetic biology. They tell us the basics of the field and how iGEM Toronto is using CRISPR-Cas9 on their 2017 project. Where will synthetic biology take us? What are its limits? How will it impact our lives?

Transcript

Ep 2: Ethics

Co-president Katariina Jaenes and Policy and Practices lead Estée discuss how ethics plays a role in the advancement of synthetic biology. With a special focus on CRISPR-Cas9 we tackle questions like how can we control this technology? Will it cure Malaria? Should we use it to eradicate Mosquitoes? This and more in the ethics episode of Synversations.

Transcript

Ep 3: Bioengineering

To University of Toronto Professor Dr. David MacMillan synthetic biology is an engineering application on cells. With our host, Katariina Jaenes, the two consider the future of synthetic biology, difficulties of moving from research to reality, and address public perceptions on the discipline.

Transcript

Ep 4: Arts

On this episode of Synversations, our host, Tess King, talks with Tracy Xiang, a graphic artist, and Ananda Gabo, a designer. The two artists explore the interesting ways in which they combine their interest and experience in synthetic biology with the arts and talk about the longstanding tradition between the two disciplines. We learn about the particulars of representing synthetic biology through illustrations and the importance of open source biology to further develop this unique and long standing intersection.

Transcript

Ep 5: Business

Ontario Genomics strategic planning manager Jordan Thompson and iGEM Toronto co-president Katariina Jaenes examine the commercial applications of synthetic biology and the inherently interdisciplinary nature of funding and commercializing synthetic biology.

Transcript

Ep 5.5: Interview with Dr. Latvhee

In this extended part of our business episode our co-president Katariina Jaenes goes to Estonia and had the opportunity to speaks with Dr. Petri Lahtvee of the University of Tartu about the intersection of business and synthetic biology.

Transcript

Ep 6: Collaboration

In this bonus episode of Synversations iGEM Toronto speaks with other iGEM teams. They discuss their projects for 2017, troubles they’ve run into and fun times had over the year. A big thank you to iGEM, McMaster, Ottawa, Waterloo, Guelph, Dalhousie, Copenhagen, Paris, Uppsala and Estonia for participating in this episode.

General Pages

Wet Lab

Dry Lab

Human Practices

iGEM Toronto