Team:Calgary Ethics/Surveys

Synbio: The Next Generation

The High School Survey

To get a sense as to where the field of synthetic biology may be headed, we surveyed high school students enrolled in science and engineering summer programs at the University of Calgary. We asked them how much they knew about synthetic biology, what their thoughts were on its implications and whether or not they would like a unit on Synthetic Biology in their high school curriculum.

The Results

(media:High_School_Summary.pdf)

A large portion of our sample (65.1%) knew what synthetic biology was. (Click here for the breakdown across different groups)