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==Safety== '''Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of: 1.Researcher safety 2.Public safety, 3.Environmental safety?''' Our project- ''In vivo Drug Factory'' – involves the use of basic and conventional techniques of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering i.e. Transformation, Plasmid isolation, Gel Elution, Restriction Digestion and ligation. Ergo, there are no special risks that the researchers will be exposed to. Our experiments have been performed in complete isolation and care has been taken to ensure proper sterilization of petri plates, micropipette tips, flasks etc. before usage. Once the work is done, vessels containing cultures were decontaminated thoroughly before reuse. This is ensure safety for the public and other researchers also. To prevent any harm to the environment, we have ensured that all our unwanted and/or used materials have been disposed of properly. This includes ensuring that the wastes were disposed of in the appropriate Biotech Waste Disposal Truck at the end of everyday’s work. The following pictures give a few highlights of our safety regime :-
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Plates are properly sealed to avoid cross-contamination
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Isolated Laminar Flow
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Harmful chemicals such as EtBr are properly sealed and handled
