Team:TzuChiU Formosa/Safety

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Q1.Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of:
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1.researcher safety,
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2.public safety, or
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3.environmental safety?
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Q1. Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of:
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Ans: The bacteria involved in our experiment is Gluconacetobacter hansenii and E.coli DH5α. Gluconacetobacter hansenii is commonly used in food industry and laboratory. E. coli DH5α is also a bacterium commonly used in academic research. The culture skills are highly developed, so it would be harmless to the researchers and the environment. This project shouldn't raise any safety issues.
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researcher safety, public safety, or: environmental safety?
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Ans: The bacteria involved in our experiment is Rhodospirillium rubrum. It is commonly found in soil and surface waters and usually used in laboratory and the Aquaculture. Our designed system combine CODH with a luciferase gene which aimed to detect and degrade carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, the carbon dioxide is a green house effect factor. We will minimize the produce of Carbon dioxide and idealize the project to degrade carbon dioxide into biofuels. Our bacteria shouldn't raise any issues of researcher, public safety.
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Q2. Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes,
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did you document these issues in the Registry?
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how did you manage to handle the safety issue?
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how could other teams learn from your experience?
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Ans: No.
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Q2.Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes,
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1.did you document these issues in the Registry?
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Q3. Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution?  
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2.how did you manage to handle the safety issue?
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If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project?  
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3.How could other teams learn from your experience?
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If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?
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Ans: No. The parts are all constructed for cellulose synthesis, and the cellulose is
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biodegradable. We won’t supply any BioBrick parts which may raise any safety issues.
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Q3.Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution?
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1.If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project?
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2.If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?
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Ans: Yes. All bacteria or plasmid used have to obtain an approval from Tzu Chi University Environmental and Biosafety Committees. Environmental and Biosafety officers made regular random visit to each laboratory to ensure all laboratories are comply with environmental and biosafety regulations. So far our project has received positive responds from the committees.
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Ans: Yes. All bacteria or plasmid used have to obtain an approval from University's environmental and biosafety committees. Environmental and biosafety officers made regular random visit to each laboratory to ensure all laboratories are comply with environmental and biosafety regulations. So far our project has received positive responds from the committees.
 
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Q4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions? How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?
Q4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions? How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?
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Ans: Parts, devices or systems can be divided into two categories such as prokaryotes and eukaryotes and regulate under standard environmental and biosafety regulations.
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Ans: Parts, devices or systems can be divided into two categories such as prokaryotes and eukaryotes and regulate by the same Environmental and Biosafety Committees.

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Q1.Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of: 1.researcher safety, 2.public safety, or 3.environmental safety?

Ans: The bacteria involved in our experiment is Gluconacetobacter hansenii and E.coli DH5α. Gluconacetobacter hansenii is commonly used in food industry and laboratory. E. coli DH5α is also a bacterium commonly used in academic research. The culture skills are highly developed, so it would be harmless to the researchers and the environment. This project shouldn't raise any safety issues.


Q2.Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes, 1.did you document these issues in the Registry? 2.how did you manage to handle the safety issue? 3.How could other teams learn from your experience?

Ans: No. The parts are all constructed for cellulose synthesis, and the cellulose is biodegradable. We won’t supply any BioBrick parts which may raise any safety issues.


Q3.Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution? 1.If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project? 2.If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?

Ans: Yes. All bacteria or plasmid used have to obtain an approval from Tzu Chi University Environmental and Biosafety Committees. Environmental and Biosafety officers made regular random visit to each laboratory to ensure all laboratories are comply with environmental and biosafety regulations. So far our project has received positive responds from the committees.


Q4. Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions? How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?

Ans: Parts, devices or systems can be divided into two categories such as prokaryotes and eukaryotes and regulate by the same Environmental and Biosafety Committees.