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The biosecurity benefits of genetic engineering attribution

Authors :
Gregory Lewis
Jacob L. Jordan
David A. Relman
Gregory D. Koblentz
Jade Leung
Allan Dafoe
Cassidy Nelson
Gerald L. Epstein
Rebecca Katz
Michael Montague
Ethan C. Alley
Claire Marie Filone
Stephen Luby
George M. Church
Piers Millett
Kevin M. Esvelt
Elizabeth E. Cameron
Thomas V. Inglesby
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2020.

Abstract

A key security challenge with biosecurity threats is determining the responsible actor. In this Perspective, the authors review recent developments in using genetic sequence to assign a lab-of-origin and the potential protection it provides against misuse of synthetic biology.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9823f4fbf1724d4b88eb96639987fdae
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19149-2