Team:SJTU-software/Human Practices





Background
Through literature reading and data study, we know that although the world’s food production has been improved, the population is increasing at a faster rate. As a result, we are facing a serious food shortage. Today, more than 12.5% of the world’s population is in extreme hunger and poverty.

COVID-19 has further exposed the fragility of the global food system, and the number of hungry people has surged. The outbreak of COVID-19 has caused a significant increase in the number of unemployed people, and many people have fallen into poverty and have no money to buy food. Due to the blockade measures of various countries, global trade has been severely damaged, and freight lines cannot carry food, which has exacerbated the problem of famine. The United Nations World Food Program predicts that more than a quarter of people will face the threat of hunger this year. Food is the best vaccine to prevent confusion.





Overview
Rice and food issues are at the heart of our project. In order to build a usable rice database, our first concern was what kind of help our project could provide. We drew inspiration from previous iGEM team projects and consulted with other synthetic biology researchers and plant scientists on their practical needs. We believe that our project can be a powerful tool to help researchers quickly search for the information they need and allow researchers working on GM rice to obtain more productive varieties. At the same time, we hope to promote synthetic biology to more students and community residents who know little about synthetic biology. The main part of our work on human practices is the integration of four main themes:





Integrated HP
The design and implementation of projects are always closely related to the results of human practice. When the project was conceived, we researched a lot of literature and other teams' projects over the past few years, and talked to scientists who were doing relevant research to understand their specific needs. We presented the project results to middle school students in western China and made timely improvements based on their opinions. We also got positive feedback by inviting other teams to test the project results.
  • https://2020.igem.org/Team:SJTU-software/Integrated_HP




    • Education
    We hope to inform the public about the basic principles of synthetic biology and its use in rice research. In July, members of our team went to Xining, Qinghai, to introduce the knowledge of synthetic biology to senior high school students in Huangchuan school. What’s more, we developed a virtual simulation experiment that can help users have a better understanding of synthetic biology experiments.
  • https://2020.igem.org/Team:SJTU-software/Education




    • Collaboration
    We had a lot of communication with other teams during the project development process. We shared our experience with some teams and provided technical support to them. During this process, we also got a lot of helpful suggestions. And our virtual simulation experiment offers a good platform for many teams to display their projects.
  • https://2020.igem.org/Team:SJTU-software/Collaborations




    • Partnership
    Our team has been working closely with UESTC-Software and built a partnership. We have continued the close relationship with them this year. As a result of the COVID-19, we have adopted a variety of communication methods. We put forward suggestions and expectations for each other's projects, and helped each other technically to achieve a win-win situation.
  • https://2020.igem.org/Team:SJTU-software/Partnership
    • Address
    • NO. 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, China
    • Contact Us
    • lvruiqi@sjtu.edu.cn