General Safety

To begin, all team members were taught how to properly operate all lab equipment and were under close supervision until determined they could safely comply. Also, complete and concise protocols of all lab procedures were constantly referred to ensure the safety of team members and instructors alike. Other general topics such as proper waste disposal, attire, and cleanliness were applied to everyday lab tasks.

Organismal Safety

Due to the fact of our organism being a strict anaerobe, several precautions had to be taken to ensure its safety and hence reproducible results. All work had to be done in an anaerobic chamber, with all test tubes being sealed from the outside environment and pressurized with nitrogen. All frozen stock was kept at -80 degrees Celsius in which oxygen diffusion into the cryo-tube is negligible. All organisms used were safety level 1.

Safety in iGEM

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