Re: [DIYbio] [x-risk] Bioweapon Existential Risks

On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 1:17 PM, Erik Aronesty <erik@q32.com> wrote:
> Ideas:
>
> I would propose that synthetic oligo production requests be centrally
> screened for those oligos likely to be used in contagious vector
> recombination. (Given access and resources, someone could write software
> to do an adequate job within a month or so.)

People have written the software that adopts the checks you mention
(which are govt recommended but not enforced law). It can't do much
for small sequences like Sebastian mentioned... you'd get red flags
all over the place with small enough fragments that could easily be
used to make larger assemblies.

None of this will matter when desktop DNA synthesizers make a comeback
in a few years, which they most likely will.

> There are, probably, other "monitorable agents" involved in the production
> of therapeutic viruses that could also be monitor this process - these
> should be investigated.

See 'select agent'.

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