5.1 - Preventing unintended consequences or bioterrorism
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What is biosecurity?
💡 Hint: Think about why safety matters in labs.
Define genetic kill-switch.
💡 Hint: What do you activate when something goes wrong?
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What is the purpose of a genetic kill-switch?
💡 Hint: What do we want to happen if things go wrong?
True or False: Traceable edits help in identifying the genetic changes made to an organism.
💡 Hint: Think about following a trail—what does it lead you to?
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Design a hypothetical genetic organism equipped with a kill-switch and outline how the kill-switch would operate in case of an emergency.
💡 Hint: Consider what conditions would be signals to deactivate.
Analyze the potential risks of not implementing traceable edits in a scenario involving genetically modified crops.
💡 Hint: What kind of problems could arise from organisms that have unclear genetic histories?
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