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<p>Safety is of paramount importance in Synthetic biology. People have always had concerns about the impact genetically modified organisms can have on the natural environment and on human health, and this concern rightly extends to the genetic modifications and synthetic functions engineered in synthetic biology. Much thought has already been put into safety in synthetic biology<sup>1</sup>, and many biosafety measures which can be engineered into cells have been designed<sup>2</sup>.</p>
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<p>However, almost all of the literature on biosafety in synthetic biology focuses on <i>E.coli</i>. Here we shall consider the safety aspect of our project, and our use of <i>Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803</i>.</p>
  
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<p>Please visit <a href="https://2015.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>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>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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<li>Choosing a non-pathogenic chassis</li>
 
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<li>Choosing parts that will not harm humans / animals / plants</li>
 
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<li>Substituting safer materials for dangerous materials in a proof-of-concept experiment</li>
 
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<li>Including an "induced lethality" or "kill-switch" device</li>
 
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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 13:59, 24 August 2015

Safety in iGEM

Safety is of paramount importance in Synthetic biology. People have always had concerns about the impact genetically modified organisms can have on the natural environment and on human health, and this concern rightly extends to the genetic modifications and synthetic functions engineered in synthetic biology. Much thought has already been put into safety in synthetic biology1, and many biosafety measures which can be engineered into cells have been designed2.

However, almost all of the literature on biosafety in synthetic biology focuses on E.coli. Here we shall consider the safety aspect of our project, and our use of Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803.