Re: [DIYbio] Biosecurity

I am not aware of anyone discovering a eukaryotic virus who knows for certain that some of that DNA came from a biotech experiment on bacteria. That would be very difficult to prove and would likely have to be done on purpose in order to be convincing. Again, I am talking about accidents.

Spilling oil vs. spilling a replicating molecule? The former risk is known and small. The latter risk is unknown and could be a lesser or far greater risk than the oil, depending on its nucleotide sequence.

High school labs have the infrastructure of a BSL1 lab but not necessarily the decontamination materials, but part of the definition of BSL1 are lab practices. Do not assume those are being met.

https://sspcdn.blob.core.windows.net/files/Documents/SEP/ISEF/Resources/BSL1-Checklist.pdf

Also, I can attest having started a high school biotech lab that no one told me I needed to maintain a certain level of safety. I did it because I knew better because of my 7 years in professional labs. Even with my knowledge of how things SHOULD run, some kids mess up. One example, a kid squirted another kid in the face with a solution of copper sulfate because he was annoying him.


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