Overview

Knowing the importance of laboratory safety, each of our members received a rigorous and comprehensive laboratory safety training. Under the supervision of our team members and instructors, we strictly followed the experimental requirements. We made sure that we were familiar with all the safety regulations and precautions before conducting the experiments. And during the experiments, we always anticipated the potential risks and tried our best to avoid any safety problems.

Safety

Laboratory Safety

• The laboratory has a well-established safety system.
• The laboratory is classified as Level 1 - standard microbiological lab.

Safety Training

When the team was first established, the previous team leaders of iGEM taught us valuable experience in laboratory safety, not only explaining how to use the instruments in the laboratory, but also simulating how to deal with emergency situations.

During the project, in order to ensure the overall safety of the lab, we also invited Prof. Wang Baoqing, a senior lab technician, to conduct safety training for us. He explained all the safety precautions in the lab, including fire prevention, electricity safety, storage and use of dangerous reagents, and so on.

After two rounds of training, we deeply understood “safety first, experiment second”.

Biosafety

We took biosafety practices very seriously to ensure that our projects do not pose a risk to the environment or human health.

Safety Form and Check-in Form

• We carefully filled out the safety form. The organisms that we used are all in risk group 1:
  • Escherichia coli DH5-alpha
  • Sinorhizobium fredii CCBAU45436
  • soybean (Glycine Max, lines: Jidou 17)
• Filled out the Check In Form:
  • VapC10 and VapB10
  • soybean (Glycine Max, lines: Jidou 17)

All materials used are approved.

Suicide Circuit

We designed suicide pathways to avoid biological escape and ensure biosecurity.

Comply with the principle of non-proliferation

Not release GMOs or products of GMOs from the laboratory into the environment in any form.

Not release GMOs or products of GMOs from the laboratory into the environment in any form.

Code of Ethics

Ensure that our programs are ethical and do not violate human rights or ethical principles.