Re: [DIYbio] Re: least risky human hello world?


On Sep 14, 2014 4:18 AM, "Mega [Andreas Stuermer]" <masterstorm123@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Want to be resistant to influenza for life? Influenza usually propagates in the lungs. Express silencer RNA against few influenza-proteins. Delivery method: http://www.pnas.org/content/93/21/11454.full.pdf 
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> Use a vector that doesn't integrate (potentially giving you cancer). 
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> Would that count as a "hello world"?

Hello world is usually simple enough that it works, but simple and benign enough not to cause much difficulty.

Working with disease or immune response is a little far from the simplicity I'd be comfortable with trying.

> Btw, it is illegal in most of the world.

What do you mean? In the U.S. unless a chemical is on the scheduled list, I'm pretty sure it's free to be used internally. I wonder if the NRA (gun rights advocates) would support gene guns as a constitutionally-protected implement.

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