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The previous discussion on this pointed out that all this is is a compiler that turns a Verilog representation of a circuit into a DNA one. Since most people do
by abstractbeliefs 11y ago
The previous discussion on this pointed out that all this is is a compiler that turns a Verilog representation of a circuit into a DNA one.
Since most people don't have ways to actually synthesise the DNA that's output, you need to send away to companys that do, who check for sequences that encode toxins etc.
- akiselev 11y agoGetting bacteria or animal cells to express a custom strand of DNA like a fluorescent protein is basically a first year lab in undergraduate molecular biology. There are even relatively cheap consumer kits made by the diy bio community [1]. DNA synthesis is at most a dollar per basepair, although you'll have trouble finding someone who can accurately produce something approaching or exceeding a kilobasepair. [1] http://openwetware.org/wiki/DIYbio/FAQ/Kits http://openwetware.org/wiki/DIYbio/FAQ/Kits
- coldtea 11y agoWell, most people no, but states yes (and I don't consider the "respectable" states any more trustable in this regard -- they are the ones that used biological weapons first, in WWI, they burned 5 million jews in WWII, they dropped nukes in WWII, they sprayed whole populations with Agent Orange, etc, and loads more besides). Besides, all it might take when it comes to individual people is a wacko/paid operator at one of these companies. Or, maybe not even that, the sibling comment says that "There are even relatively cheap consumer kits made by the diy bio community".