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<p>Please visit <a href="https://2017.igem.org/Safety">the main Safety page</a> to find this year's safety requirements & deadlines, and to learn about safe & responsible research in iGEM.</p>
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<p>Safety first! Synthetic biologists try to solve problems using biology - and can do so in new, innovative, and powerful ways. However, it is all moot if we create new problems in the process!</p>
  
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<p>On this page of your wiki, you should write about how you are addressing any safety issues in your project. The wiki is a place where you can <strong>go beyond the questions on the safety forms</strong>, and write about whatever safety topics are most interesting in your project. (You do not need to copy your safety forms onto this wiki page.)</p>
 
  
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<p>Our project was designed with safety in mind! If our intended project works, the bacteria should not be able to survive outside the confines of the lab</p>
  
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<p>Does your project include any safety features? Have you made certain decisions about the design to reduce risks? Write about them here! For example:</p>
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<p>We practiced safe lab work - gloves and lab coats were worn when appropriate (nearly always) and waste was disposed of appropriately</p>
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<li>Choosing a non-pathogenic chassis</li>
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<li>Choosing parts that will not harm humans / animals / plants</li>
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<p> Our autoclave was used to prepare sterile media, sterilize instruments, and discard biological samples</p>
  
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<p>What safety procedures do you use every day in the lab? Did you perform any unusual experiments, or face any unusual safety issues? Write about them here!</p>
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<p> Most of our work was performed in a Class-II Laminar Flow Hood - keeping our samples sterile, and preventing their spread within the room</p>
  
 
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<p>Did you face any safety problems in sending your DNA parts to the Registry? How did you solve those problems?</p>
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<p>Samples were shipped safely - samples were shipped in petri dishes or 96 well plates, either hand delivered or shipped via FedEx, wrapped in secondary containers/material (parafilm & saran wrap) and standard shipping evenlopes</p>
 
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Latest revision as of 21:39, 29 October 2017

Kingsborough Community College || City Unversity of New York || 2017 iGEM Team

Computer Hope
TEAM
DESIGN
Part Design
Methods
Model
RESULTS
Seawater Survival
Bootcamp
RFP Characterization
BioBrick Construction
LacZ-alpha Controls
Demonstrated Results
SAFETY
HUMAN PRACTICES
Human Practices
Integrated and Gold
Public Engagement
JUDGING FORM

Safety

Safety first! Synthetic biologists try to solve problems using biology - and can do so in new, innovative, and powerful ways. However, it is all moot if we create new problems in the process!

Safe Project Design

Our project was designed with safety in mind! If our intended project works, the bacteria should not be able to survive outside the confines of the lab

Safe Lab Work

We practiced safe lab work - gloves and lab coats were worn when appropriate (nearly always) and waste was disposed of appropriately


Our autoclave was used to prepare sterile media, sterilize instruments, and discard biological samples


Most of our work was performed in a Class-II Laminar Flow Hood - keeping our samples sterile, and preventing their spread within the room

Safe Shipment

Samples were shipped safely - samples were shipped in petri dishes or 96 well plates, either hand delivered or shipped via FedEx, wrapped in secondary containers/material (parafilm & saran wrap) and standard shipping evenlopes