The team discussed including a DNA copy with each print edition of Regenesis. But in the book, Church and his co-author, the science writer Ed Regis, argue for careful supervision of synthetic biology and the policing of its products and tools. Practicing what they preach, the authors decided against a DNA insert — at least until there has been far more discussion of the safety, security and ethics of using DNA this way. “Maybe the next book,” Church said.
Research in DNA data storage is largely performed in academic labs and start-ups spun out of these labs.
These research projects are mostly funded in the US by government agencies, such as the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),
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The team discussed including a DNA copy with each print edition of Regenesis. But in the book, Church and his co-author, the science writer Ed Regis, argue for careful supervision of synthetic biology and the policing of its products and tools. Practicing what they preach, the authors decided against a DNA insert — at least until there has been far more discussion of the safety, security and ethics of using DNA this way. “Maybe the next book,” Church said.
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Research in DNA data storage is largely performed in academic labs and start-ups spun out of these labs. These research projects are mostly funded in the US by government agencies, such as the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA),