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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>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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        <h2 class="featurette-heading">Safety features of our project design</h2>
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          The real world implementation of our BREATHE pods provides a unique situation where the general public will be walking next to cultures of E. coli during their day to day activities. The street-side location of our pods makes them particularly vulnerable
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          to damage, from vandalism, traffic incidents and extreme weather to name a few examples. It is therefore our responsibility to reduce the risk of the general public coming into contact with the E. coli inside our pods, and to reduce the harm
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          Using lab-dependent Top10 cells provides a primary level of protection.
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<h5>Safe Project Design</h5>
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        <br>Our pods should:
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Be leak proof</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Be shatter-proof</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Be impact-resistant</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Have nearby hand sanitizer dispensers</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Be high up to reduce risk of impact (where this would not severely impair functionality)</li>
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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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          We have considered other environmental, ethical and safety implications of our project on our <a target="_blank"href="https://2017.igem.org/Team:Bristol/HP/Gold_Integrated">Integrated Human Practices</a> page.
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<li>Choosing a non-pathogenic chassis</li>
 
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<h5>Safe Lab Work</h5>
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          The following safety procedures were followed in the lab:
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Ethidium bromide was handled only when wearing gloves. All ethidium bromide waste was disposed of in sealed containers or in specific bins.</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Any glassware which touched ethidium bromide was rinsed, and the water detoxified.</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Suitable PPE was worn at all times when handling molecular biology reagents: lab coat, gloves, closed shoes.</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; All work handling E. coli was conducted using aseptic technique.</li>
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          <li class="list-group-item">&#8226; Gel extraction for purification of PCR products was conducted in a dark room, wearing UV resistant eye protection and with all skin covered.</li>
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 2 November 2017

Safety features of our project design

The real world implementation of our BREATHE pods provides a unique situation where the general public will be walking next to cultures of E. coli during their day to day activities. The street-side location of our pods makes them particularly vulnerable to damage, from vandalism, traffic incidents and extreme weather to name a few examples. It is therefore our responsibility to reduce the risk of the general public coming into contact with the E. coli inside our pods, and to reduce the harm done if this does occur.

Using lab-dependent Top10 cells provides a primary level of protection.


Our pods should:

  • • Be leak proof
  • • Be shatter-proof
  • • Be impact-resistant
  • • Have nearby hand sanitizer dispensers
  • • Be high up to reduce risk of impact (where this would not severely impair functionality)

We have considered other environmental, ethical and safety implications of our project on our Integrated Human Practices page.

Safety in the lab

The following safety procedures were followed in the lab:

  • • Ethidium bromide was handled only when wearing gloves. All ethidium bromide waste was disposed of in sealed containers or in specific bins.
  • • Any glassware which touched ethidium bromide was rinsed, and the water detoxified.
  • • Suitable PPE was worn at all times when handling molecular biology reagents: lab coat, gloves, closed shoes.
  • • All work handling E. coli was conducted using aseptic technique.
  • • Gel extraction for purification of PCR products was conducted in a dark room, wearing UV resistant eye protection and with all skin covered.