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Team:British Columbia/Safety
From 2009.igem.org
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Biosafety
Biosafety issues with project, reagents or parts:
UBC iGEM's 2009 project raised no biosafety issues as we did not work with any pathogenic parts or organism. The vector recipients used are all non-pathogenic E.coli (DH5a, DB3, BW). We worked mainly with promoters and reporters. The parts we made are modification of previously confirmed non-pathogenic molecules (Cre recombinase with LVA tag, anti-sense jammer, modified promoter). These parts alone should not pose any harm no matter what the host organism is. Most reagents we worked with pose little to no toxic effect. Any reagents with potential for harm such as the DNA stains and flammable reagents were used with appropriate care as stated and taught by our local biosafety group.
The laboratory space we used are certified for Biosafety Level 2 and all works done were well within the constraints of the certification.
Safety Protocol and precautions followed:
All members of our team has taken required Laboratory health safety course from our local biosafety group. We ensured that our members were consistent with wearing protective gears (lab coat, nitrile or latex gloves). We were aware of any allergy to reagents used and appropriate precaution were taken.
Local biosafety group and their view of our project:
The local biosafety group for our project is the Department of Health Safety and Environment(HSE) of UBC. Our laboratory space and equipments meets all safety requirement as per Canadian regulations and regulations of HSE. Furthermore, the laboratory space and necessary equipments have been inspected and passed.
