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Challenges for the Governance of Synthetic Biology and Implications for UN Security Council resolution 1540 (2004)
Nancy Connell, PhDJohns Hopkins Center for Health Security
US-NAS Board on Life Sciences
US-NAS Board on Life SciencesProfessor Emerita, Rutgers NJ Medical School
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Global markets are the drivers of advances in S&T
The biotech market will grow at an average annual growth rate
11.6% (2012 to 2017) and reach a value worth USD 727.1 billion
by 2025.
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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/
https://www.grandviewresearch.com/press-release/
global-biotechnology-market
http://www.bio-itworld.com/
The synthetic biology market will grow at an average annual
growth rate of 44.2 %(2017-2020) and reach a value worth
USD 38.7 billion by 2020.
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What is synthetic biology?
• SynBio collectively refers to concepts,
approaches, and tools that enable the
modification or creation of biological
organisms.
• SynBio is being pursued overwhelmingly for
beneficial purposes ranging from reducing
the burden of disease to improving
agricultural yields to remediating pollution.
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It is also possible to imagine malicious uses that could lead
to events that might threaten the health and safety of
citizens, destabilize governments, disrupt social
enterprises, destroy agriculture and the global economy,
and imperil the very survival of the planet.
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However….
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Enabling technologies for synbio
• DNA/RNA/protein sequencing and synthesis
• Microfluidicis
• Nanotechnology
• Modularity
• Robotics
• Synthetic transcription factors
• Biosensors
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Key SynBio approaches in use
Approach Beneficial application
Re-creating known bacteria, viruses, algae Vaccine design, other MCMs
Making existing pathogens more dangerous Pathogenesis studies
Creating new bacteria or viruses Biofuel production or cleanup
Manufacturing chemicals using metabolic pathways Pharmaceuticals, biofuels
Modifying the human microbiome Reprogramming the gut
Modifying the human immune system Immunotherapeutics
Modifying the human genome Somatic vs germ line
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Framework for assessing concern
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1. Usability of the technology
2. Usability as a weapon
3. Requirements of actors
4. Potential for mitigation
Biodefense in the age of synthetic biology, US-NASEM 2018
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Scientists Build First Man-Made Genome; Synthetic Life Comes Next
By Alexis Madrigal 01.24.08 | 11:00 AM
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The Venter Experiments
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The Venter Experiments
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The Venter Experiments
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Manufacturing chemicals
• Medicines produced by plants and microbes have been used
for centuries (infections, pain, hypertension, etc)
• Other chemicals include fuels, commodity and specialty
chemicals, food ingredients
• Metabolic engineering of ever increasing complex pathways
• Harmful chemicals : toxins, anti-metabolites, controlled
substances (opioids, explosives, chemical weapons)
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Modifying the human microbiomeWhy -
Human health is highly dependent on the microbiome
Active area of research – correction of metabolic disorders in clinic
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Delivery of harmful cargo via the microbiome.
Use of the microbiome to increase the impact of an attack.
Engineered dysbiosis
Problems -
Enormous variation across populations
Homeostasis of the system – difficult to engineer
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Modifying the human immune system
• Immune system is what defends us against infection; many pathogens attack by directly affecting the function of the immune system.
• Explosion in work on immunotherapy
• Engineering immune deficiency, hyperactivity, autoimmunity
• The current state of knowledge regarding immunity is such that it is likely far easier to craft an immunomodulatory weapon than an effective response to one (as we learned from HIV/AIDS)
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Modifying the human genome
• It may be possible to insert engineered genes directly into the human genome via horizontal transfer, using CRISPR or nano-lipid delivery. (vaccines, cellular reprogramming)
• Deletions or additions of genes, epigenetic modifications, small RNAs, CRISPR/Cas9, CRISPR-RNP.
• cause non-infectious disease, such as cancer or neurological debilitation, or to degrade immunity.
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An example of how the digitization of
biology accelerates vaccine development:
The Novartis H7N9 influenza vaccine
response – combining synthetic virus
generation with flu cell culture platform
Digitization of biology
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Genomics: gene drives
• Mosquitoes and malaria:
• engineer mosquito populations for infertility
• engineer mosquitoes to be unable to carry malaria
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Genomics: gene drives
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Rose oil from yeastPlants that fix N
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NASEM 2018
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Applications of SynBio
MCMs
detection
regulation
Malicious use
preventionattribution
Consequence management
Cures, solutions and improvements