Team:KULeuven/Safety

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<h1>How safe is “safe enough”?</h1>

<h1>How safe is “safe enough”?</h1>

<h2>1. Introduction</h2>

<h2>1. Introduction</h2>

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Deep ocean water has average temperatures between 0-3°C. [10] The ice nuclear proteins can crystalize water [11], but E. coli cannot survive or multiply at those temperatures and will be killed by the engineered cell death mechanism. The same goes for E.D. Frosti expressing the anti-freeze protein which would reach the cold artic. With this information we conclude that the probability of both the ‘’everlasting ice age’’ and the “final meltdown” scenario, happening are really small. An enormous amount of bacteria would be needed and the only way that amount could get there is if someone did it on purpose. This is a biosecurity problem.

Deep ocean water has average temperatures between 0-3°C. [10] The ice nuclear proteins can crystalize water [11], but E. coli cannot survive or multiply at those temperatures and will be killed by the engineered cell death mechanism. The same goes for E.D. Frosti expressing the anti-freeze protein which would reach the cold artic. With this information we conclude that the probability of both the ‘’everlasting ice age’’ and the “final meltdown” scenario, happening are really small. An enormous amount of bacteria would be needed and the only way that amount could get there is if someone did it on purpose. This is a biosecurity problem.