Team:JNFLS/Safety
Safety
Before conducting our experiment, we already think about the worst possible things and the way deal with them. We use Escherichia coli to help us make the special protein. And the protein can be used to catalyze formaldehyde and produce Xylulose. So what we really need to do about safety, it is how to avoid the Escherichia coli in our normal life and kill the Escherichia coli exhaustively after purifying Protein.
1. how to avoid the Escherichia coli in our normal life ?
Before we do the experiment, we will have a quick inspect to make sure everything is eligible. Then after the check, we will carry out a thorough disinfection to ensure that no bacteria contaminate the engineered bacteria and laboratory. Every time we finish the experiment. We will carefully store the results of the experiment. And put them into axenic environment.
2. how to kill the Escherichia coli exhaustively after purifying Protein ?
Due to the need for sanitation and epidemic prevention, disinfectants are very important for ours laboratory. Lab-specific Chlorination tablet are used to kill the Escherichia coli. every time we use it to make sure Escherichia coli exhaustively die. And after we pour into the sewer. The sewer in the laboratory building has another special equipment for sterilization.