Public safety

Our project does not handle any pathogen, toxin or infectious materials. Only carefully planned experiments and protocols were carried out. Any exposure of the genetically modified organisms to the outside environment was limited due to the cleaning rules at the lab. The most important aspect of our project was to modify E. coli by controlling part of its genome. Our modifications should not raise safety issues in terms of public safety, because according to the EPA the Escherichia coli K-12 we use within our project doesn't represent a direct threat to human health. The E. coli K-12 is not considered a human or animal pathogen. Furthermore, it has a poor ability to colonize the colon and generate infections. Moreover, it can easily be eliminated with ethanol.

Patient Safety

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