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Neuroethics Essay Contest
Neuroethics Essay Contest
Hosted by the International Neuroethics Society (INS) and the International Youth Neuroscience Association, this competition aims to increase the perspectives and depth that the neurological state is understood in.
Submission schedule for 2025 has not been released yet but it is usually in June/July
Students in high school or equivalent secondary school programs during the Spring 2020 semester must submit their essays to the IYNA-INS High School Neuroethics Competition category
Submissions to the High School competition should explore the relationship between ethics, neuroscience, and society in plain language for the general public. Essays should be based on reliable primary and secondary sources — Wikipedia and similar sources are not acceptable. Essays must be written in English by a single author. Essay length may not exceed 1,000 words excluding references.
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Genes in Space
Genes in Space
The idea
Design a DNA experiment that addresses challenges in space travel and deep space exploration. From bacterial cell growth to the human immune system, everything works a little differently in space. Choose a topic that interests you and tell us why it's important for space exploration.
Propose a clear hypothesis. Here is where the research comes in, what's already known about this system on Earth and in space?
Why the unique environment available on ISS is necessary to test your question? The ISS on-orbit laboratory enables scientific research supporting innovation on Earth and serves as a testbed for deep space exploration.
The experiment
Your experiment must make creative use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on the International Space Station. PCR is a powerful technology that amplifies a selected piece of DNA to generate millions of copies for further analysis. The miniPCR machine is part of the growing molecular genetics equipment aboard the ISS National Laboratory.
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