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== Safety Issues for Materials and Products == | == Safety Issues for Materials and Products == | ||
| - | As our project is to build a series of ‘population-control’ devices in | + | As our project is to build a series of ‘population-control’ devices in ''Escherichia coli'', the biological and chemical materials may bring about certain safety issues regarding the individual safety of researchers, the public and environment safety. So several safety issues have been considered as follows: |
1, Would the materials used in your project and/or your final product pose: | 1, Would the materials used in your project and/or your final product pose: | ||
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| - | a. No. Parts, devices and strains of model organisms in the 2011 XMU-China iGEM team will not pose any risks to the safety and health of team members or others in the lab when operated correctly. Model organisms used in our project include Escherichia coli Top10, BL21 and DH5α. They are non-virulent strains which are commonly used in microbiology laboratories. | + | a. No. Parts, devices and strains of model organisms in the 2011 XMU-China iGEM team will not pose any risks to the safety and health of team members or others in the lab when operated correctly. Model organisms used in our project include ''Escherichia coli'' '''Top10''', '''BL21''' and '''DH5α'''. They are non-virulent strains which are commonly used in microbiology laboratories. |
b. No. Our new BioBrick parts (or devices) are observed not to be infectious, toxic, nor pathogenic. And we believe that they would not pose any threat to the health and safety of the general public. Even though, to avoid any potential hazards, we strictly followed the BSL-1 requirements. All biological wastes and equipments that have physical contacts with biological samples are bleached (optional) and autoclaved before disposal and reuse. | b. No. Our new BioBrick parts (or devices) are observed not to be infectious, toxic, nor pathogenic. And we believe that they would not pose any threat to the health and safety of the general public. Even though, to avoid any potential hazards, we strictly followed the BSL-1 requirements. All biological wastes and equipments that have physical contacts with biological samples are bleached (optional) and autoclaved before disposal and reuse. | ||
| - | c. Yes. Our BioBrick parts (or devices) might raise the resistance of Escherichia coli to certain antibiotics. As we are not conducting large-scale proliferation of microorganisms, the leakage of the bacteria cultured for testing experiments would not have significant impact on the general safety of the environment. However, we strictly follow the BSL-1 requirements as mentioned above and avoid any release of the BioBrick parts (or devices) or microorganisms to the environment. | + | c. Yes. Our BioBrick parts (or devices) might raise the resistance of ''Escherichia coli'' to certain antibiotics. As we are not conducting large-scale proliferation of microorganisms, the leakage of the bacteria cultured for testing experiments would not have significant impact on the general safety of the environment. However, we strictly follow the BSL-1 requirements as mentioned above and avoid any release of the BioBrick parts (or devices) or microorganisms to the environment. |
d. No. Any malicious misuse of BioBrick parts (or devices) or microorganisms might have great threat to security. To avoid these potential hazards, we have carefully handled our experiments, stored our materials and products. Human error and poor technique can compromise the best of safeguards to protect the researcher and cause unpredicted risks to both human and environment. For this reason, we have conducted a continuous training in safety measures for all 2011 XMU-China team members and other laboratory workers in our lab. | d. No. Any malicious misuse of BioBrick parts (or devices) or microorganisms might have great threat to security. To avoid these potential hazards, we have carefully handled our experiments, stored our materials and products. Human error and poor technique can compromise the best of safeguards to protect the researcher and cause unpredicted risks to both human and environment. For this reason, we have conducted a continuous training in safety measures for all 2011 XMU-China team members and other laboratory workers in our lab. | ||
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== Suggestions to Future iGEM Competitions == | == Suggestions to Future iGEM Competitions == | ||
As iGEM teams are from different countries which may have different regulations for biosaftey. So we recommend that the IGEM organization collect information and make standard biosafety rules for basic synthetic biology experiments in this competition which all the teams could obey. | As iGEM teams are from different countries which may have different regulations for biosaftey. So we recommend that the IGEM organization collect information and make standard biosafety rules for basic synthetic biology experiments in this competition which all the teams could obey. | ||
| + | == References == | ||
| + | [1]U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, Fifth Edition, US Government Printing Office, 2007 | ||
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| + | [2]World Health Organization, Laboratory biosafety manual, Third edition,2004 | ||
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