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| + | ''C. elegans'' is non-pathogenic to humans. Thus, concerns about researcher, public, and environmental safety are minimal. As such, ''C. elegans'' can be safely cultured in a BSL-1 laboratory {{:Team:Queens-Canada/footnote-anchor|1}}. The worms feed on plates containing ''E. coli'' OP50. | ||
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| + | {{:Team:Queens-Canada/footnote|1|[http://www.ccac.ca/en/CCAC_Programs/ETCC/Module04/15.html Biosafety Guidelines and Levels of Containment]. Canadian Council on Animal Care. Accessed on 2010-06-22.}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:06, 22 June 2010
Please use this page to answer the safety questions posed on the safety page.
C. elegans is non-pathogenic to humans. Thus, concerns about researcher, public, and environmental safety are minimal. As such, C. elegans can be safely cultured in a BSL-1 laboratory 1. The worms feed on plates containing E. coli OP50.
Footnotes and Citations
1: Biosafety Guidelines and Levels of Containment. Canadian Council on Animal Care. Accessed on 2010-06-22.
