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Building with Biology Kit
Engaging activities and professional development resources to create conversations about the emerging field of synthetic biology and societal implications.
Featured Activities
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Building with Biology: Bio Bistro
In this activity, learners decide what current and future synthetic biology-based food products they would, would not, or might eat.
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Building with Biology: VirEx Delivery
In this activity, learners explore the potential for engineered viruses to deliver beneficial, targeted genetic information to sites throughout the body.
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"Should We Engineer the Mosquito?" Forum
Building with Biology public forum where participants discuss whether the mosquito should be genetically engineered.
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Should We Edit the Genome? forum
Building with Biology public forum where participants discuss CRISPR technology used to precisely edit DNA, and if we should.
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Building with Biology reference packet graphics
Building with Biology packet of printable reference sheets on the basics of synthetic biology and related fields of study.