<div>The initial extraction process involves working with biological organisms, including possible bacteria. Although these samples are from New Zealand, they live in an environment with foreign sponges and care must be taken to not expose these organisms to a foreign environment. The Natural Products research group is equipped with a PC2 transitional facility for when organisms must be dealt with. This PC2 room is used for initial methanolic extractions. The solutions are then transported back to the normal working lab.
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