The Interlab Measurement Study
The characterization of standard parts has always been one of the main concerns in Synthetic Biology. For this very same reason, iGEM teams from all around the World were suggested to take part in the biggest Measurement Interlab Study ever conducted and the 2015 UNITN iGEM Team answered the call. The goal of this Second International Measurement Interlab Study is to assemble three different devices, each one containing a promoter with a screening plasmid intermediate and collect as many fluorescence data as possible. The three different promoters will differently affect the GFP production and thating plasmid intermediate and collect as iGEM teams are free to use any technique to measure their devices as long the obtained data are solid and reproducible.
About Safety
We, the UNITN iGEM Team want to follow high standards of safe and responsible biological engineering. Before entering the lab we attended mandatory on-line courses regarding lab safety with final tests. In particular we focused on the following topics:
- General considerations on risks and prevention
- Electrical Hazard
- Chemical Hazard
- Biological Hazard
- Compressed gasses and cryogenic liquids
We also attended the “Health and safety at the workplace” course, which is mandatory for all students and workers at the University of Trento.