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Team:Penn State/Safety
From 2014.igem.org
WELCOME TO PENN STATE iGEM 2014!(Page under construction) |
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Safety |
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| We are a BSL-2 laboratory, but all organisms the 2014 iGEM team works with are BSL-1 |
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| All laboratory members are trained through the Environmental Health and Safety program at Penn State |
| Penn State Biosafety Guidelines |
| Federal Policies Governing Research Laboratories |
The Risks of Our Projects Now |
What are the risks to the safety and health of lab members? |
| To minimize risk to team members working in the lab, BSL-1 facility standard operating procedures are followed. http://www.cdc.gov/training/quicklearns/biosafety/ The lab is kept clean and organized and inspected regularly. All members of the lab group have received current instruction on safety procedures. |
What are the risks to the safety and health of the general public (if any biological materials escaped from your lab)? |
| All strains used are considered nonpathogenic and engineered to be unable to survive outside laboratory conditions. To minimize accidental exposure, access to the laboratory by unauthorized persons is not permitted. There is no planned release of engineered bacteria. In order to reduce risk, cultures are grown in small quantities and micro technique is followed for all laboratory procedures as to minimize ecological impact and potential for toxicity to humans. |
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| Here is a sample of our equipment that we use almost every day: |
| Thermocycler for Digestions and PCR's |
| picture of thermocycler |
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Visit the Safety Hub to see this year's safety requirements. The Safety Hub is the central page for everything related to safety in iGEM. You can also go there to learn about general biosafety topics, and how to think about the future implications of your project. Edit this page!Please use this page to write about anything related to safety in your project. Your LabUse this section to tell us about your laboratory. Where is it located? What sort of equipment do you use every day? Have you decorated it for the summer? How do you look wearing a lab coat? Take pictures! Show off your space! |
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