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Team:UT Dallas/Safety
Safety
Safety
Our completed system aims to prevent and treat dental caries through elimination of S. mutans cells. There is no risk to the safety and health of the general public. Since the product is only going to be produced in a certain condition specific to the environment intended, we have implemented a repression system that only expresses the product when it is needed.
Norspermidine, or nspc needs to be refrigerated at 2-8 degrees Celsius, which is your average refrigerator temperature. If this product is not at this temperature, the E.coli will not survive.
You cannot throw this product in the trashcan. To properly dispose of our product you would need to autoclave it.
The E.coli we used is not harmful, but could potentially be harmful. Like all other types of E.coli, this E.coli could possibly be manipulated in a lab setting by changing the plasmids. We understand there could be some ethical issues by giving ecoli to pets. While this product should not be harmful when used correctly, pets cannot voice their concerns about being given bacteria to prevent cavities. The choice to use this product is at the discretion of the pet owner.
Safety
Our completed system aims to prevent and treat dental caries through elimination of S. mutans cells. There is no risk to the safety and health of the general public. Since the product is only going to be produced in a certain condition specific to the environment intended, we have implemented a repression system that only expresses the product when it is needed.
Norspermidine, or nspc needs to be refrigerated at 2-8 degrees Celsius, which is your average refrigerator temperature. If this product is not at this temperature, the E.coli will not survive.
You cannot throw this product in the trashcan. To properly dispose of our product you would need to autoclave it.
The E.coli we used is not harmful, but could potentially be harmful. Like all other types of E.coli, this E.coli could possibly be manipulated in a lab setting by changing the plasmids. We understand there could be some ethical issues by giving ecoli to pets. While this product should not be harmful when used correctly, pets cannot voice their concerns about being given bacteria to prevent cavities. The choice to use this product is at the discretion of the pet owner.
