Team:UESTC-China/Public Engagement
Dance music for the elderly - don't eat expired drugs
“Education has never been for young people only!”
- 蓝蓝的天上 飘着云彩
abc - 家庭药箱查起来
abc - 一张张药品说明书打开
abc - 用法用量别乱猜
abc - 生产日期过了多少载
abc - 药品过期好无奈
abc - 以为保质期在遥远未来
abc - 不小心忘了它的存在
abc - 别用过期药 你别用过期药
abc - 过期药品变质伤身是一种煎熬
abc - 治疗效果弱 要买的药不会少
abc - 赔了夫人又折兵 令人烦躁
abc - 别用过期药 你别用过期药
abc - 过期药品变质伤身是一种煎熬
abc - 以为能省钱 却让身体更糟糕
abc - 新病问诊多开销 只能嚎啕
abc - 蓝蓝的天上 飘着云彩
abc - 过期药也有人买
abc - 药贩子说着回收奉献爱
abc - 其实只想高价转卖
abc - 随意丢弃药品是很快
abc - 废药渗漏却很坏
abc - 倒入内河或直接地下埋
abc - 污染大环境十分有害
abc - 别用过期药 你别用过期药
abc - 过期药进入食物网是一种纷扰
abc - 耐药性屡增 能用的药又变少
abc - 下次生病怎么治 真是苦恼
abc - 别用过期药 你别用过期药
abc - 过期药进入食物网是一种纷扰
abc - 属有害垃圾 还应回收再分类
abc - 莫等超级菌现身 再说后悔
abc - 别用过期药 你别用过期药
abc - 过期药进入食物网是一种纷扰
abc - 耐药性屡增 能用的药又变少
abc - 下次生病怎么治 真是苦恼
abc - 别用过期药 你别用过期药
abc - 过期药进入食物网是一种纷扰
abc - 属有害垃圾 还应回收再分类
abc - 莫等超级菌现身 再说后悔
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In the process of analyzing the questionnaire, we found that the elderly is the largest group of expired drug use, and their medication habits have greatly affected the store and treatment of expired drugs in the family. (Supplemental data analysis) Therefore, it is very important to popularize expired drug knowledge for the elderly. After clarifying that the elderly are the main audience of the project, We started frome the most extensive entertainment activities for the elderly in China – the square dance, and adapted a square dance lyric to promote the danger of expired drugs.
Preliminary preparation
In order to better grasp the music preferences of the elderly, we went to the square near the school to conduct research, dance with the old people, chat with the old people during the break, understand the requirements of the old people for the square dance soundtrack and the view for our project. After a while, we learned that the old people generally like the square dance soundtrack with rhythm and melody. The old people told us that the dance movements are arranged according to the rhythm of the soundtrack. For a new song, it is afraid that the movement cannot be remembered. Therefore, we decided to use the old people's original soundtrack, combined with the knowledge of expired drugs to re-fill the words, reduce the burden on the old people, and improve the acceptance of the new song by the old people.
Adaptation process
Due to the uncertainty of the old people's acceptance of the new songs, we decided to first select the "Envy, jealousy and hate" to adapt, and then combined with the old people's suggestions to adapt other songs. In order to make the lyrics catchy and meet the preferences of the old people, our new lyrics have been rhyming. The adapted song was sung by our team member Xingyu Liao .
Subsequent feedback
The old people welcomed our adapted songs, and after dancing the new songs, they said that they did not violate the square dance. After the break, many old people came to ask us about the meaning of the lyrics and understand the details of the classification and recycling of expired drugs. At the same time, some elderly people have put forward their own suggestions for the design of our devices. For example, the warning signs of the devices can be larger, and the old people are also looking forward to more knowledge about garbage classification and drug classification.
With the rapid development of modern society, there is still a lot of knowledge that needs to be popularized by the old people. We believe that the popularization of knowledge by using the square dance song lyrics as a carrier can make the old people more deeply impressed, more understandable and easy to understand. We plan to continue to animate other song lyrics as anti-fraud, anti-theft, and use of electrical specifications.
Children's Day Adventure - Exploring Synthetic Biology
"Build a synthetic biology seed in the hearts of children!"
Together with UESTC-Software and students from the University of Hong Kong, we bring a big children's day adventure to children in the Science and Technology Museum of Sichuan Province - Exploring Synthetic Biology. We performed a children's stage play "The Case of the Ciprofloxacin Kingdom" based on our project in the Science Theatre. We did a science lecture on synthetic biology, and also carried out pH detection, creatures under the brush, and veins. Activities such as bookmarks and leaf stickers convey the charm of biology to children in an interesting way. The children and parents responded enthusiastically, both of which expressed a new understanding of synthetic biology and genetic engineering, and buried a synthetic biology seed in the hearts of children.
At the end of the performance, we conducted on-site Q&A on the content of the stage play. The children actively answered and answered the question “Why is the photodegradation method not available?” and “What is the key role in the degradation of ciprofloxacin in the sewage”? The problem is that we have successfully promoted iGEM, introduced our projects, and popularized the best proof of synthetic biology.
In the process of participating in the event, many parents were curious about our project. After the explanation, they praised our thoughts, and some parents also asked us about the genetic modification.
Science Little Theater
In order to let children and parents learn about our iGEM project more quickly, we chose to use our children's stage play to present our project to parents and children. We set the story as a fictional ciprofloxacin kingdom. This kingdom has close cooperation with humans around the export trade of ciprofloxacin. It is suitable for ciprofloxacin, etc. in the fields of human medical care and aquaculture. The reality of antibiotics. There was a rebellion inside the ciprofloxacin kingdom. The Duke led the rebels to flee the sewage kingdom and lived in the microbial estate. It was said that the untreated wastewater contains ciprofloxacin which is easy to bind to microorganisms, making the microorganisms gradually resistant. The environment and human health pose great risks.
In order to make the main line of the story easy to understand, we extracted and simplified the main line of the project as the story core based on the accurate introduction of the project, and combined the functions and characteristics of E. coli, fluorescent protein, promoter, CrpP enzyme to set the role, and wrote the story stickers. In the real life, every movement of the rebels and the army can find the principle basis in synthetic biology, and it corresponds one-to-one in the experiment. In this way, we are entertaining and entertaining, letting children remember the characteristics and functions of many genes in the subtle way, and let the children understand the practice of our project without knowing it, and can better promote the biology of synthetic biology. Knowledge makes the public more explicit about the abuse of antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin. At the end of the performance, we conducted on-the-spot quiz questions on the content of the stage play. The children actively answered and answered the questions, “Why can't the photodegradation method be used?” and “What is the key role of ciprofloxacin in degrading sewage?” The higher problem is the best proof of our successful promotion of iGEM, introduction of our projects, and popularization of synthetic biology.
"Green Water Green Hills, We Are in Action" Lecture
We invited Professor Tang Lixia from the School of Life Science and Technology of the University of Electronic Science and Technology to give a lecture on the topic of synthetic biology entitled “Green Water, Green Mountain, We Are In Action”. Professor Tang’s lecture begins with the common tea cups and coke cans around us, exposing the seriousness of the modern social environment and causing the children’s thinking. Afterwards, the comics are used as a carrier to introduce the children in easy-to-understand language. The concept of synthetic biology and its application in environmental adjustment. Professor Tang used the in-depth lectures to lead the children to appreciate the charm of synthetic biology, to spread the seeds of synthetic biology in the hearts of the children, and to prove to the children that science is not a distant and sacred field, it is around us. It is easy to understand it.
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Tang Lixia, Professor of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology, Professor, Ph.D., Chief Professor of Core Programs, lectures on Advanced Molecular Biology, Protein Purification Technology, Synthetic Biology and iGEM. He has hosted 3 national natural science funds, 3 horizontal projects, 2 intergovernmental science and technology cooperation projects in the Ministry of Science and Technology, and 1 national secondary subproject of science and technology major special water projects. He has published more than 60 papers in domestic and foreign journals, including more than 40 articles in SCI. Mainly engaged in the following research work: (1) research on catalytic properties of biological enzymes; (2) synthesis of chiral drug intermediates by biocatalysis; (3) multi-enzyme immobilization technology; (4) biological enzyme method Handle pharmaceutical wastewater.
Fun experiment
We also carried out fun experiment activities such as pH detection, creatures under the brush, vein bookmarks, and leaf stickers. These experiments are low in difficulty, operability is high, and the fun is strong. The results of the activities can be taken home for commemoration, which is very suitable for children aged 6-12. Through these fun activities, the children have a basic understanding of the basic steps of pH detection, learned the structure of the unisexual and bisexual flowers, recycled the leaves, and fully utilized their imagination to make a work of art with personal characteristics. To the beauty of nature, I also feel the wonders of biology.
pH detection
The pH test experiment let the children know the concept and use of the pH value, have a preliminary understanding of the acid and alkali, and have a general understanding of the acidity and alkalinity of the commonly used liquids. At the same time, this gives children the opportunity to experience experiments from an early age, which is conducive to cultivating their research interests.
The creature under the brush
This activity fully explores the children's imagination. They are bold in color matching, and there is no shortage of whimsy on paper. In addition, this activity starts with the common flowers around us and introduces the children to the biological structure of the flowers. In life, we see a flower and ask others "what is this flower", but often do not remember to ask about the structure and characteristics of this flower. This activity helps to develop a child's inquiry spirit of “why” in the face of ordinary things.
Leaf bookmark
The well-made leaf bookmarks can be taken home, because they are made by yourself, and the bookmarks are especially memorable. The activity allows children to get close to nature and feel the beauty of nature, so that they can cherish and protect nature and say "no" to the pollutants that destroy nature.
Leaf stickers
The activity shows that combining ordinary things in different ways will have different performances, just like our project uses E. coli as a carrier to combine genes with different functions to work together to solve pollution. problem. This also vividly conveys to the children the meaning of the word "synthesis" in synthetic biology: connecting genes into networks, allowing cells to accomplish the tasks envisioned by the designer.
