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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>While working in the laboratory, we made sure to strictly adhere to a number of safety protocols in order to eliminate all risk and make the process as safe as possible. The room itself was divided in half by a line; one half was kept free of any potentially hazardous materials. In the other, where the work took place, we made sure everyone followed a set of mandatory safety protocols. We required all members working in the lab to wear gloves and closed toes shoes, especially when dealing with chemicals to protect everyone from harm. We also had members tie their hair back to ensure that nothing got in the way. Finally, in order to prevent contamination of our sample and the spread of possible biohazards, we designated bins to dispose of waste as well as disinfected our working stations with 70% isopropyl alcohol.</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>In addition, we decided to substitute PCB’s with the safer, less volatile compound TCE (trichloroethylene). Not only does it pose less risk, but it is also guaranteed to interact with the PCB-dechlorinating enzyme, since it has the same chlorine structure as PCBs.</p>  
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<h5>Safe Project Design</h5>
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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>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>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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Revision as of 00:51, 30 October 2017

Safety

While working in the laboratory, we made sure to strictly adhere to a number of safety protocols in order to eliminate all risk and make the process as safe as possible. The room itself was divided in half by a line; one half was kept free of any potentially hazardous materials. In the other, where the work took place, we made sure everyone followed a set of mandatory safety protocols. We required all members working in the lab to wear gloves and closed toes shoes, especially when dealing with chemicals to protect everyone from harm. We also had members tie their hair back to ensure that nothing got in the way. Finally, in order to prevent contamination of our sample and the spread of possible biohazards, we designated bins to dispose of waste as well as disinfected our working stations with 70% isopropyl alcohol.


In addition, we decided to substitute PCB’s with the safer, less volatile compound TCE (trichloroethylene). Not only does it pose less risk, but it is also guaranteed to interact with the PCB-dechlorinating enzyme, since it has the same chlorine structure as PCBs.