Team:HKU-HKBU/human practice findings

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Division for Human Practices Advance - Findings

Attitude towards synthetic biology and related areas

  1. In contrast with students from other faculties, the majority of science students agree that Genetically Modified food is harmful.
  2. In contrast with students from other faculties, the majority of science students agree that genetically modified organisms should be retained in the laboratory setting and should never be released into the wild.
  3. The majority of all students agree that manipulating, inflicting trauma or killing primates (e.g. monkeys) for experimental purpose is morally wrong.
  4. In contrast with students from other faculties, the majority of medical students disagree that manipulating, inflicting trauma or killing mouse/guinea pig for experimental purpose is morally wrong.

Knowledge of synthetic biology and related areas

  1. Concepts that are well known to non-science, non medical students
  2. Concepts not well known to non-science, non-medical students
  3. Concepts not well known to all students

Figures

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Genetically modified food is harmful to the human body.

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Discussion:

The majority of science students question the safety of genetically modified food, while the majority of students from other faculties do not. In contrast, the majority of medical students (i.e. future health care professionals) do not. We could not think of a satisfactory explanation for this.

Figure 2

Genetically modified organisms should be retained in the laboratory setting and should never be released into the wild.

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Discussion:

The majority of science students are aware that releasing GM organisms into the wild may disturb the natural gene pool of the organism, which may then lead to ecological consequences. Students from other faculties are less aware of the consequences.

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