====== Principles and Practices ======
 
**Class schedule [[http://connectmedia.waag.org/AcadeMany/bio-2015/08/26/|26th of August]] ([[https://vimeo.com/137482527|introduction on vimeo]], [[https://vimeo.com/137483692|lesson1 on vimeo]])**

=== Slides / presentations === 
  * [[http://ng.cba.mit.edu/show/15.08.HTGAA.show.html|9:00 Introduction by Neil Gershenfeld]] ("i" for index and help)
  * [[http://bio.academany.org/slides/Class1_final_David|9:15 Overview of current syllabus by David Kong]]   
  * 9:30 Introduction of HTGAA and scope by George Church 
  * [[http://bio.academany.org/slides/Palmer_Slides_2015|10:00 Megan Palmer on ethics & safety]]
  * 11:00 Information on next classes, lab logistics, and class mechanics

=== Class assignment === 
For a possible project (ideas coming soon), setting up your lab, or running a project you are actually planning on doing, find out: 

  * What rules / standards locally, nationally and internationally apply
  * Where there are uncertainties / ambiguities around these rules, and
  * who you would work with to resolve these ambiguities / uncertainties.

Bonus points:
Is the design of current regulations / norms sufficient to ensure societal benefits and mitigate harm? If not, how should we approach the design?

=== Useful Resources === 

  * [[http://2015.igem.org/Safety|iGEM Safety Hub]] (includes links to many useful resources including the WHO biosafety manual, the NIH guidelines and the CDC Biosafety in Microbial and Biomedical Laboratorie)
  * [[http://ask.diybio.org|DIYBio Ask a biosafety expert]]
  * [[http://bioethics.gov/synthetic-biology-report|US Presidential Commission on the Study of Bioethical Issues Report]] "New Directions: The Ethics of Synthetic Biology and Emerging Technologies”
  * [[http://www.jcvi.org/cms/research/projects/syngen-options/overview/|Synthetic Genomics: Options for Governance]]  (older but good)
  * Gronvall & Rozo (2015) [[http://www.upmchealthsecurity.org/our-work/publications/synopsis-of-biological-safety-and-security-arrangements|"Synopsis of Biological Safety and Security Arrangements"]] 
  * Oye et al 2012 [[http://www.synberc.org/sites/default/files/Concise%20Guide%20to%20Synbio%20Regulation%20OYE%20Jan%202012_0.pdf|“The regulation of synthetic biology - a guide to United States and European Union regulations, rules and guidelines]]