Team:Minnesota/Safety
Safety in iGEM
In order to comply with state and federal law, all team members that worked in the lab took the following courses: Introduction to Research Safety, Chemical Safety, Chemical Waste Management, and Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals. The two chassis we used were CEN.PK2 cells of ''Saccharomyces cerevisiae'' and JM109 cells of ''Escherichia coli''. Both of these chassis are biosafety level 1 organisms in addition the former is an auxotrophic strain. Any disposable surface that touched these organisms or DNA was autoclaved before it was thrown out. Benchtop was wiped down with 70% ethanol.Please visit the main Safety page to find this year's safety requirements & deadlines, and to learn about safe & responsible research in iGEM.
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 go beyond the questions on the safety forms, 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.)
Safe Project Design
Does your project include any safety features? Have you made certain decisions about the design to reduce risks? Write about them here! For example:
- Choosing a non-pathogenic chassis
- Choosing parts that will not harm humans / animals / plants
- Substituting safer materials for dangerous materials in a proof-of-concept experiment
- Including an "induced lethality" or "kill-switch" device
Safe Lab Work
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!
Safe Shipment
Did you face any safety problems in sending your DNA parts to the Registry? How did you solve those problems?