Public and Environmental Safety

According to the EPA E. coli K-12 strains are quiet unlikely to represent any danger to animals, plants and microorganisms. In our particular case, given the safeguards that we have implemented, our GMOs are still safe to the environment. Moreover all our protocols and experiments were carefully planned and executed. There was limited exposure of our genetically modified organisms to the outside environment due to the containment and safety rules followed while working at the bio-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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