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Interview

We are very honored to have Dr. JD Huang and Dr. JJ Wang as the frontiers in molecular biology research to share some of theirs views on some important issues in genetic engineering and synthetic biology with us.

Here below are some extracts of our discussion with them.

HKU-HKBU = HKU-HKBU iGEM team; DR.H = Dr. JD Huang; DR.W = Dr. JJ Wang

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HKU-HKBU: This year is the second year for our joint-universities team to enter to the iGEM competition. Why you decide to form a team to compete at iGEM again this year?

HKU-HKBU: What experiences/skills do you hope our students can gain from this competition?

HKU-HKBU: How about the importances of synthetic biology. In your professional opinion, does it have a bright future ahead of it?

HKU-HKBU: As you all know, there are some people out there who go against genetic engineering, such as GM food.They visualize genetic engineering as a dangerous and unethical practice. Do you share the same view with them?

HKU-HKBU: Now comes to the more community-related bit. As everyone know, Hong Kong is a financial-based city, do you think that the general Hong Kong public know much about genetic engineering in terms of some basic principles and applications ? Or, do they even care about the development of Science in Hong Kong?

HKU-HKBU: To be honest, many people regard scientists/researchers as some crazy people doing things that no one can understand. In your view, is there really a gap between the science and the public? What can be done to improve this situation?

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