Synthesized DNA
Wielding great potential
Tamed by safety checks
1/ Benchtop DNA printers are coming soonβand biosecurity experts are worried; Report calls for better safeguards to prevent bioterrorists from weaponizing new technology
Over the next 2 to 5 years...the length of stretches of DNA that can be synthesized with these machines will likely increase from about 200 base pairs today to as many as 7000 base pairs, the size of the smallest viruses.
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Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-dna-synthesis-technologies-gene-gap.html
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Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1634224828935807043#m
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