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<p>Since some of our bacteria may have antibiotic resistance and could theoretically pose a health risk, we use biohazard protocols to prevent any release of our bacteria from the lab. This includes bleaching cultures before disposing of them and disposing of any old tubes in biohazard containers. This eliminates the risk of any bacteria escaping our lab or making their way into any adjacent labs. If released accidentally, none of the strains we used in our project generate any toxic proteins and should not have harmful impacts.</p> | <p>Since some of our bacteria may have antibiotic resistance and could theoretically pose a health risk, we use biohazard protocols to prevent any release of our bacteria from the lab. This includes bleaching cultures before disposing of them and disposing of any old tubes in biohazard containers. This eliminates the risk of any bacteria escaping our lab or making their way into any adjacent labs. If released accidentally, none of the strains we used in our project generate any toxic proteins and should not have harmful impacts.</p> | ||
<p class="margin-top-10">All team members have participated in a thorough Penn environmental and safety training course that helped us prepare for work with hazardous substances, infectious agents and human source materials. A link to this course is provided below. Also, a link to the national biosafety guidelines has also been provided. Penn lab safety course: http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/programs/bio/ National biosafety guidelines: http://www.absa.org/resbslinks.html</p> | <p class="margin-top-10">All team members have participated in a thorough Penn environmental and safety training course that helped us prepare for work with hazardous substances, infectious agents and human source materials. A link to this course is provided below. Also, a link to the national biosafety guidelines has also been provided. Penn lab safety course: http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/programs/bio/ National biosafety guidelines: http://www.absa.org/resbslinks.html</p> | ||
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Revision as of 21:25, 30 August 2015
OVERVIEW
Public Safety
Since some of our bacteria may have antibiotic resistance and could theoretically pose a health risk, we use biohazard protocols to prevent any release of our bacteria from the lab. This includes bleaching cultures before disposing of them and disposing of any old tubes in biohazard containers. This eliminates the risk of any bacteria escaping our lab or making their way into any adjacent labs. If released accidentally, none of the strains we used in our project generate any toxic proteins and should not have harmful impacts.
All team members have participated in a thorough Penn environmental and safety training course that helped us prepare for work with hazardous substances, infectious agents and human source materials. A link to this course is provided below. Also, a link to the national biosafety guidelines has also been provided. Penn lab safety course: http://www.ehrs.upenn.edu/programs/bio/ National biosafety guidelines: http://www.absa.org/resbslinks.html