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<h4>Safety and Security Award</h4>
<p>Synthetic biology will need to be used safely and securely if local people are to solve local problems all around the world. In 2022, the Safety and Security Committee is challenging teams to apply biological engineering approaches to manage risks associated with synthetic biology. Can you take the next step in incremental progress towards knowledge, understanding, and tools that will make the use of synthetic biology safer and more secure?</p>
<p>To compete for the Safety and Security award, please describe your work on this page and also fill out the description on the <ahref="https://competition.igem.org/deliverables/judging-form">judging form</a>.</p>
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<p>Please see the <ahref="https://competition.igem.org/judging/awards">2022 Awards Page</a> for more information.</p>
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<h2>What should this page contain?</h2>
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<p>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.)</p>
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<p>Please visit the <ahref="https://responsibility.igem.org/safety-policies/introduction">Safety Policies page</a> to find this year's safety requirements & deadlines, and to learn about safe & responsible research in iGEM.</p>
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<h2>Safe Project Design</h2>
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<p>Does your project include any safety features? Have you made certain decisions about the design to reduce risks? Write about them here! For example:</p>
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<li>Choosing a non-pathogenic chassis</li>
<li>Choosing parts that will not harm humans / animals / plants</li>
<li>Substituting safer materials for dangerous materials in a proof-of-concept experiment</li>
<li>Including an "induced lethality" or "kill-switch" device</li>
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<h2>Safe Lab Work</h2>
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<p>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!</p>
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<p>Our team has always prioritized safety at its core, both for our members and our community. We wanted to create a system that could be deployed by non-experts, so it needed to be easy to use and safe. A sideline-appropriate sensor is our ultimate goal, not something that needs to be handled in a lab environment. Our project works by lysing the E. coli chassis, so it would be quite difficult for any modified bacteria to make it out into the wild. Although our project is remarkably safe, especially since an essential step of the process is cell death.</p>
<p>Our biosensor is made to be safe for users as a sideline concussion sensor. The sample collection method for this biosensor is projected to be non-invasive (saliva sample) or minimally invasive (finger poke blood sample). The device will utilize a cell-free system to ensure that nothing in the device will be harmful to users. The system will be well-contained in the device to make sure there is no leakage that could potentially cause a sensitivity reaction.</p>
<p>During our wet lab work, we followed proper lab safety protocols while working in the lab to ensure that there was minimal cross-contamination between our experimentation and the outside lab environment. Before we stepped into the lab, all members of iGEM were given a lab safety tour by the lab manager to learn about proper lab protocols and the biosafety cabinet in cases of emergencies. Within the lab, we had access to gloves, clean pipette tips, and biosafety disposal bags which were regularly switched out to limit cross-contamination. We worked under the flame to ensure a range of sterility when working with live cultures. In addition to our standard lab safety protocols, we had access to experienced professionals working in the lab at all times for guidance.</p>
