Ukuntu umwijima, umuriro, n'icyorezo bitera ibura ry'inama za pipette hamwe na siyanse ishimishije

Impanuro yoroheje ya pipette ni ntoya, ihendutse, kandi ni ngombwa rwose mubumenyi.Iha imbaraga ubushakashatsi ku miti mishya, kwisuzumisha Covid-19, na buri kizamini cyamaraso gikora.

Nibisanzwe, mubisanzwe, ni byinshi - intiti isanzwe yintebe ishobora gufata mirongo buri munsi.

Ariko ubu, urukurikirane rw'ibihe bidatinze ku murongo wo gutanga imiyoboro - iterwa n'umwijima, inkongi y'umuriro, hamwe n'ibyifuzo bifitanye isano n'ibyorezo - byateje ikibazo cy'isi yose kibangamiye impande zose z'isi.

Ibura rya pipette rimaze kubangamira gahunda hirya no hino mugihugu zerekana abana bavutse mugihe gishobora guhitana abantu benshi, nko kudashobora gusya isukari mumata yonsa.Irabangamiye ubushakashatsi bwa kaminuza kuri genetiki stem.Kandi ihatira ibigo bikoresha ikoranabuhanga gukora guteza imbere imiti mishya yo gutekereza gushyira imbere ubushakashatsi bumwe kurenza ubundi.

Kuri ubu, nta kimenyetso cyerekana ko ibura rizarangira vuba - kandi nibiramuka bibaye bibi, abahanga mu bya siyansi bashobora gutangira gusubika ubushakashatsi cyangwa no kureka ibice by'imirimo yabo.

Mu bahanga bose bahangayikishijwe n'ubuke, abashakashatsi bashinzwe gusuzuma impinja ni bo bateguye kandi bavuga.

Laboratwari z'ubuzima rusange zipima impinja mu masaha make nyuma yo kubyara kwazo.Bamwe, nka phenylketonuria na MCAD ibura, basaba abaganga guhita bahindura uko bita kumwana.Iperereza ryakozwe mu 2013 ryerekanye ko gutinda gusa mu bikorwa byo kwipimisha byatumye bamwe mu bana bapfa.

Isuzuma rya buri mwana risaba inama zigera kuri 30 kugeza kuri 40 kugirango zuzuze ibizamini byinshi byo gusuzuma, kandi abana ibihumbi bavuka buri munsi muri Amerika.

Nko muri Gashyantare, izi laboratwari zerekanaga neza ko zidafite ibikoresho bakeneye.Laboratwari zo muri leta 14 zisigaranye ukwezi kutagira inama za pipette, nkuko Ishyirahamwe rya Laboratwari zita ku buzima rusange ribitangaza.Iri tsinda ryari rihangayikishijwe cyane nuko rimaze amezi, rihatira guverinoma nkuru - harimo na White House - gushyira imbere icyifuzo cya pipette gikenewe muri gahunda yo gusuzuma abana bavutse.Kugeza ubu, umuryango uvuga ko nta cyahindutse;White House yabwiye STAT ko guverinoma irimo gukora inzira nyinshi zo kongera inama.

Mu nkiko zimwe na zimwe, ibura rya plastiki “ryatumye hafi ya bimwe mu bigize gahunda yo gusuzuma ibivuka bihagarara,” nk'uko byatangajwe na Susan Tanksley, umuyobozi w'ishami mu ishami rya serivisi ishinzwe ubuzima muri Texas ishami ry’ubuvuzi, ubwo yari mu nama yo muri Gashyantare ya komite ngishwanama ya federasiyo ishinzwe gusuzuma abana bavutse. .(Tankskey n'ishami ry'ubuzima rya leta ntibigeze basubiza icyifuzo cyo gutanga ibisobanuro.)

Nk’uko byatangajwe na Scott Shone, umuyobozi wa laboratoire y’ubuzima rusange ya Leta ya Carolina y'Amajyaruguru, ngo ibihugu bimwe na bimwe byakira inama mu gihe hasigaye umunsi umwe ngo hasigare, hasigara amahitamo make uretse gusaba izindi laboratwari kugira ngo zisubizwe.Shone yavuze ko yumvise bamwe mu bayobozi bashinzwe ubuzima rusange bahamagaye hirya no hino bati: '' Ndangije ejo, urashobora kundambira ikintu? 'Kubera ko umucuruzi avuga ko biza, ariko simbizi. '”

Ati: "Kwizera iyo uwo mucuruzi avuze ati: 'Iminsi itatu mbere yuko urangira, tuzakugezaho ukwezi kumwe' - ni impungenge."

Laboratwari nyinshi zahinduye ubundi buryo bwabacamanza.Bamwe barimo gukaraba inama hanyuma bakayikoresha, byongera ibyago byo kwanduzanya.Abandi barimo gukora ibizamini byavutse mubice, bishobora kongera igihe bifata kugirango batange ibisubizo.

Kugeza ubu, ibisubizo birahagije.Shone yongeyeho ati: "Ntabwo turi mu bihe byahita bibangamira impinja zikivuka."

Hanze ya laboratoire yerekana impinja zikivuka, amasosiyete akora ibijyanye na biotech akora kuri mitiweli mishya na laboratoire za kaminuza zikora ubushakashatsi bwibanze nazo zirimo kumva.

Abashakashatsi bo muri PRA Health Science, umuryango w’ubushakashatsi bw’amasezerano urimo gukora ku mavuriro y’indwara ya hepatite B hamwe n’abakandida benshi b’ibiyobyabwenge bya Bristol Myers Squibb, bavuga ko ibikoresho bibura ari iterabwoba rihoraho - nubwo batarabona gutinza ku buryo busanzwe gusoma.

Umuyobozi mukuru wa serivisi zita ku binyabuzima muri laboratwari ya PRA i Kansas, Jason Neat yagize ati: "Rimwe na rimwe, bigera ku murongo umwe w'inama wicaye ku isanduku y'inyuma, kandi tumeze nka 'Oh my good!"

Ibura ryabaye impungenge bihagije muri Arrakis Therapeutics, isosiyete ya Waltham, Mass. Ikora ku buryo bushobora kuvura kanseri, indwara z’imitsi n’indwara zidasanzwe, ku buryo umuyobozi w’ishami ry’ibinyabuzima rya RNA, Kathleen McGinness, yashyizeho umuyoboro wihariye wa Slack kugira ngo ufashe bagenzi be gusangira ibisubizo byo kubungabunga inama za pipette.

Ku bijyanye n'umuyoboro, #tipsfortips, yagize ati: "Twabonye ko ibyo bidakabije."Ati: “Amakipe menshi yagiye ashishikarira gukemura ibibazo, ariko ntitwari dufite aho duhurira ngo dusangire ibyo.”

Benshi mu masosiyete y’ibinyabuzima yabajijwe na STAT bavuze ko barimo gufata ingamba zo kubungabunga imiyoboro mike kandi kugeza ubu, bakaba batagomba guhagarika akazi.

Abahanga ba Octant, kurugero, barimo guhitamo cyane kubijyanye no gushungura imiyoboro ya pipeti.Izi nama - zigoye cyane kubishakira vuba - zitanga ingero urwego rwokwirinda ibyanduye hanze, ariko ntibishobora kugira isuku no gukoreshwa.Barimo rero kubegurira ibikorwa bishobora kuba byoroshye.

Danielle de Jong, umuyobozi wa laboratoire muri kaminuza ya Floride ya Whitney, yagize ati: “Niba utitaye ku bigenda birangira, ushobora kubura ibintu mu buryo bworoshye.”laboratoire akora mubushakashatsi uburyo ingirabuzimafatizo zikora mu nyamaswa nto zo mu nyanja zijyanye na jellyfish zishobora kubyara ibice byazo.

Abashakashatsi bo muri Laboratoire ya Whitney, rimwe na rimwe batanze ingwate ku baturanyi babo igihe ibicuruzwa byatanzwe bitageze ku gihe;de Jong yigeze no kwitegereza akazu ka laboratoire ku nama iyo ari yo yose idakoreshwa, mu gihe laboratoire ye igomba kuguza bimwe.

Ati: "maze imyaka 21 nkora muri laboratoire."Ati: “Sinigeze mpura n'ibibazo byo gutanga amasoko nk'aya.Iteka ryose. ”

Nta bisobanuro byihariye kubibura.

Guturika gutunguranye kw'ibizamini bya Covid-19 umwaka ushize - buri kimwe gishingiye ku nama za pipette - rwose byagize uruhare.Ariko ingaruka z’impanuka kamere nizindi mpanuka zidasanzwe byongeye urwego rwo kugemura nabyo byageze ku ntebe za laboratoire.

Umwijima ukabije w’igihugu cyose muri Texas, wahitanye abantu barenga 100, nawo wacitse umubano ukomeye mu ruganda rutanga imiyoboro.Ihagarikwa ry'amashanyarazi ryahatiye ExxonMobil hamwe n’andi masosiyete gufunga by'agateganyo ibihingwa muri leta - bimwe muri byo bikaba byarakozwe na polypropilene, ibikoresho fatizo by’inama za pipeti.

Nk’uko byagaragajwe muri Werurwe, uruganda rwa Houston rwa ExxonMobil rwabaye uruganda rwa kabiri mu ruganda rukora polipropilene mu 2020;gusa uruganda rwarwo rwo muri Singapuru rwakoze byinshi.Babiri mu bimera bitatu bya polyethylene binini bya ExxonMobil nabyo byari muri Texas.(Muri Mata 2020, ExxonMobil yongereye umusaruro wa polypropilene ku bimera bibiri bishingiye muri Amerika.)

Ati: “Nyuma y'imvura y'itumba muri Gashyantare uyu mwaka, biravugwa ko hejuru ya 85% by'ubushobozi bwa polypropilene muri Amerika bwagize ingaruka mbi ku bibazo bitandukanye nk'imiyoboro yamenetse ku ruganda rutunganya umusaruro ndetse no gutakaza amashanyarazi ndetse ibikoresho by'ibanze bikenewe mu kongera umusaruro ”, ibi bikaba byavuzwe n'umuvugizi wa Total, indi sosiyete ikora peteroli na gaze ikorera i Houston ikora polypropilene.

Ariko urunigi rwo gutanga ibicuruzwa rwashimangiwe kuva mu mpeshyi ishize - mbere yuko Gashyantare ikonja cyane.Umubare muto-usanzwe wibikoresho fatizo ntabwo aribyo byonyine bitera urunigi rwo gutanga amasoko - kandi inama ya pipette ntabwo yonyine igikoresho gishingiye kuri plastiki cyibikoresho bya laboratoire yabuze.

Nk’uko bigaragara ku nyandiko yashyizwe ku rubuga rwa interineti rwa kaminuza ya Pittsburgh, ivuga ko umuriro w’uruganda rukora kandi wahagaritse 80% by’igihugu mu bikoresho bya kontineri zikoreshwa mu bikoresho bya pipette n’ibindi bintu bikarishye.

Muri Nyakanga, gasutamo yo muri Amerika no kurinda imipaka yatangiye guhagarika ibicuruzwa biva mu ruganda rukomeye rukekwaho gukorerwa imirimo y'agahato.(CBP yatanze ibyavuye mu iperereza ryayo mu kwezi gushize.)

PRA Science Science 'Neat yagize ati: "Ibyo tubona ni ibintu byose biri mu bucuruzi bujyanye na plastiki mu bucuruzi - polypropilene, cyane cyane - haba ku mupaka, cyangwa bikenewe cyane."

Ibisabwa ni byinshi ku buryo igiciro cy’ibikoresho bimwe na bimwe byazamutse nk'uko Tiffany Harmon, umuyobozi ushinzwe amasoko muri laboratwari ya PRA Health Science 'bioanalytics i Kansas abitangaza.

Ubu isosiyete yishyura 300% yandi ya gants binyuze mubitanga bisanzwe.Kandi amabwiriza ya pipette ya PRA ubu afite amafaranga yinyongera yatanzwe.Uruganda rumwe rukora imiyoboro ya pipette, rwatangaje ko hiyongereyeho 4.75% y’inyongera mu kwezi gushize, yabwiye abakiriya bayo ko iki gikorwa ari ngombwa kuko igiciro cy’ibikoresho bya pulasitiki mbisi cyari cyikubye hafi kabiri.

Kwiyongera ku gushidikanya ku bahanga muri laboratoire ni uburyo bwo gutanga ibicuruzwa kugira ngo hamenyekane ibicuruzwa byuzuzwa mbere - imikorere abahanga bake bavuze ko basobanukiwe neza.

Shone yagize ati: "Umuryango wa laboratoire wasabye kuva mu ntangiriro kudufasha kumva uko ibyo byemezo bifatwa."

STAT yavuganye n’amasosiyete arenga icumi akora cyangwa agurisha inama za pipette, nka Corning, Eppendorf, Fisher Scientific, VWR, na Rainin.Babiri gusa basubije.

Corning yanze kugira icyo atangaza, avuga amasezerano yihariye n'abakiriya bayo.Hagati aho, MilliporeSigma, yavuze ko itanga imiyoboro ku buryo bwa mbere, bwa mbere.

Mu magambo ye umuvugizi w'ikigo gikomeye cyo gukwirakwiza ibikoresho bya siyansi yatangarije STAT ati: "Kuva icyorezo cyatangira, inganda zose z'ubuzima zagize ibibazo bitigeze bibaho ku bicuruzwa bifitanye isano na Covid-19, harimo na MilliporeSigma."Ati: “Turimo gukora 24/7 kugira ngo ibyo bicuruzwa byiyongere ndetse n'ibikoreshwa mu kuvumbura siyanse.”

Nubwo ugerageza gushimangira urwego rutangwa, ntibisobanutse neza igihe ibura rizamara.

Corning yakiriye miliyoni 15 z’amadorali muri Minisiteri y’ingabo kugira ngo yongere izindi miliyoni 684 z’inama za pipette ku mwaka mu kigo cyayo i Durham, muri NC Tecan, nazo zirimo kubaka ibikoresho bishya by’inganda bifite miliyoni 32 z’amadolari y’Itegeko rya CARES.

Ariko ibyo ntibizakemura ikibazo niba umusaruro wa plastike ukomeje kuba munsi yibyateganijwe.Kandi nta nimwe muri iyo mishinga izashobora gutanga inama za pipette mbere yo kugwa kwa 2021, uko byagenda kose.

Kugeza icyo gihe, abayobozi ba laboratoire n'abahanga barimo gushakisha ikibazo cyo kubura imiyoboro myinshi ndetse n'ibindi byose.

Ati: “Twatangiye iki cyorezo kigufi cya swabs n'itangazamakuru.Noneho twagize ikibazo cya reagent.Hanyuma twagize ikibazo cya plastiki.Hanyuma twongeye kubura reagent ”, Shone ya Carolina y'Amajyaruguru.Ati: “Ni nk'umunsi wa Groundhog.”


Igihe cyo kohereza: Gashyantare-12-2022