Most DIYBio folks I've met follow general lab safety protocol, I'm sure there are some out there who do not either out of ignorance of how to properly dispose of waste, or just laziness. The same could be said for every single hobby or job in existence.
Some people bring their spent break fluid to be discarded of properly after a break job. Most probably dump it in the back yard, down the drain, or fill up a coke bottle and throw it in the trash. Likewise I'm sure some people have used a GFP kit from Carolina and thrown those petri dishes in the trash. What's worse?
Every science classroom in America at least 9th-12th grade is considered a BSL1 lab.
I'm not aware of very many DIYBio people creating custom Gblocks and dropping a few grand at IDT. And if there are, I imagine they have bleach and an autoclave.
Your point about the unknown consequences is valid, probably because people really don't know yet. I'm not well read up enough on the topic to take a stance either way. Throughout human history there has been many unintended consequences of various inventions, but in this case is there enough evidence to warrant a halt on the invention process?
I don't have an answer for that one.
Figure 2 from the original paper, if I'm reading it correctly, basically says that genetic information from prokaryotes can be passed to eukaryotes via a viral vector. Has there been any scenarios where synthetic DNA created for use in bacteria by humans has been found in viruses or in eukaryotes?
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 8:44 PM Matt Endrizzi <matt.endrizzi@gmail.com> wrote:
You should worry about super bugs and other known hazards. My post is focused on unknown consequences. Sequences that nature would not create hold the potential for novel functions far more detrimental than a human pathogen.
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