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# Synthetic Biology Data Hazard: Capable of Ecological Harm | ||
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```{image} ../images/hazards/ecological-harm.png | ||
:alt: A red diamond shaped outline (like a warning sign) with a dead fish in a stream next a bare tree. | ||
:width: 250px | ||
``` | ||
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[Icon adapted from the [Health and Safety Executive](https://www.hse.gov.uk/chemical-classification/labelling-packaging/hazard-symbols-hazard-pictograms.htm) under the [Open Government License 3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/)] | ||
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## Description | ||
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This technology has the potential to cause broad ecological harm, even if used correctly. | ||
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## Examples | ||
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__Example 1:__ Gene drives used to cause extinction events and in situ engineering of microbiomes. | ||
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## Safety Precautions | ||
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Ensure sufficient physical containment to avoid unexpected release and barriers in place if deployed. |
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# Synthetic Biology Data Hazard: Potential Experimental Hazard | ||
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```{image} ../images/hazards/experimental-hazard.png | ||
:alt: A red diamond shaped outline (like a warning sign) with a flask containing an exclamation mark. | ||
:width: 250px | ||
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## Description | ||
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Translating technology into experimental practice can require safety precautions | ||
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## Examples | ||
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__Example 1:__ Toxin production, virus-like particles, work with potentially pathogenic microbes. | ||
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## Safety Precautions | ||
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Assess possible safety issues and put in place necessary safety measures. |
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# Synthetic Biology Data Hazard: Integration of Incompatible Data | ||
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```{image} ../images/hazards//incompatible-data.png | ||
:alt: A red diamond shaped outline (like a warning sign) containing two arrows coming in from different directions that point to an exclamation mark. | ||
:width: 250px | ||
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## Description | ||
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Data of different types and/or sources are being used together that may not be compatible with each other. | ||
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## Examples | ||
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__Example 1__: Models that need to integrate information about many different processes in a cell. | ||
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## Safety Precautions | ||
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Convert data to compatible format where possible of collect complementary data that is compatible. |
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# Synthetic Biology Data Hazard: Uncertain Accuracy of Source Data | ||
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```{image} ../images/hazards/uncertain-accuracy.png | ||
:alt: A red diamond shaped outline (like a warning sign) with a target symbol in the middle. | ||
:width: 250px | ||
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## Description | ||
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The accuracy of the underlying data is not known and so its use may lead to erroneous results or introduce bias. | ||
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## Examples | ||
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__Example 1__: Metabolic modelling where inaccurately labelled conversions (e.g. due to computational prediction) might lead to unexpected products being produced by engineered pathways. | ||
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## Safety Precautions | ||
Attempt to classify uncertainty if possible to better inform decisions and understand the range of possible outcomes. |
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# Synthetic Biology Data Hazard: Uncertain Completeness of Source Data | ||
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```{image} ../images/hazards/uncertain-completeness.png | ||
:alt: A red diamond shaped outline (like a warning sign) containing three puzzle pieces that are not connected together. | ||
:width: 250px | ||
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## Description | ||
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Underlying data is of an uncertain completeness and have missing values that causes biased results. | ||
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## Examples | ||
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__Example 1__: Whole-cell models which attempt to use all the data available, but which may be limited. Protein design often builds on sequences on those proteins so far seen, which may bias design software. | ||
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## Safety Precautions | ||
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Enrich data sets with missing data or attempt to correct for known biases. |
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