<p class="question"> 9. What experiments will you do with your organisms and parts? </p>
<p class="question"> 9. What experiments will you do with your organisms and parts? </p>
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<p class="note">Please explain briefly. Please include the names of species / cell lines / strains. This includes the origins of parts taken from other organisms, even if they are being synthesized rather than isolated from nature – you need not include any parts already in the registry. We are particularly keen to understand the boundaries or scope of your project. If you are not conducting any experiments, especially on grounds of safety, security or as a responsible scientist / engineer, please note this. Examples might include, making sure you only use non-pathogenic strains of an organism, deciding that animal use experiments are not yet warranted, or avoiding plant infection experiments because the affected plant is found in your country.</p>
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<p class="note">Please explain briefly and include the names of species / cell lines / strains. This includes the origins of parts taken from other organisms, even if they are being synthesized rather than isolated from nature – you need not include any parts already in the registry. We are particularly keen to understand the boundaries or scope of your project. If you are not conducting any experiments, especially on grounds of safety, security or as a responsible scientist / engineer, please note this. Examples might include, making sure you only use non-pathogenic strains of an organism, deciding that animal use experiments are not yet warranted, or avoiding plant infection experiments because the affected plant is found in your country.</p>
Complying with the safety and security requirements is a condition of competing at iGEM - that includes providing all the information in this form by the relevant deadlines. Failure to do so can lead to immediate disqualification from the competition and referral to the Responsible Conduct Committee.
Purpose
The purpose of this form is for everyone, including iGEM, to know you are doing your project safely and securely. This is how we know that everyone in iGEM is assessing and managing any risks to yourselves, your colleagues, communities or the environment. If you don't tell us how you are dealing with these risks, we don't know. Being transparent about any possible risks and how we are managing them is a key component of being a responsible scientist or engineer - so please answer the questions as fully as possible.
Approach
In general, we are looking for information in three areas. We want you to explain:
What risks might be connected to your project now or in the future (Part 1);
What procedures, practices and containment provisions you are using to manage the risks you identify (Part 2); and
That you are complying with iGEM’s safety and security rules and policies (Part 3).
Deadline
An initial version of this form, with as much information as possible, is to be provided by the team by June 29th. The form should NOT be signed off by the PI.
The form should be updated throughout the project whenever there is a change that alters possible risks or the procedures, practices and containment provisions being used to manage them.
A final version of this form must be signed off by the PI by September 7th.
(Please note, that you will need to plan ahead - your PI being unavailable or on vacation is not an acceptable excuse for late submission of this form)
Other required safety and security information
Any time you are planning to use an organism or part not on the White List the team needs to submit a Check-in Formbefore using them.
Any time you are planning to use a vertebrate animal in your project the team needs to submit an Animal Use Formbefore using them.
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