Contents 1 Safety 2 Safety Questions 2.1 Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of: 2.2 Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes, 2.3 Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution? 2.4 Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions? 2.5 How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?

Safety

The University of Lethbridge iGEM 2010 team is actively involved in developing a synthetic biology-based approach to bioremediation of the tailing ponds. In line with this, the team has developed guidelines, which dictate what can and cannot be done in the laboratory. This is all done to ensure the safety of the experimenters (students), the environment and the public as a whole.

Safety Questions

Would any of your project ideas raise safety issues in terms of:

researcher safety,

public safety, or 

environmental safety?

Do any of the new BioBrick parts (or devices) that you made this year raise any safety issues? If yes,

did you document these issues in the Registry?

how did you manage to handle the safety issue? 

How could other teams learn from your experience?

Is there a local biosafety group, committee, or review board at your institution?

If yes, what does your local biosafety group think about your project? 

If no, which specific biosafety rules or guidelines do you have to consider in your country?

Do you have any other ideas how to deal with safety issues that could be useful for future iGEM competitions?

How could parts, devices and systems be made even safer through biosafety engineering?