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Old Title vs New Title. NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules. NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules Implement by 3/3/13. Is chemical synthesis covered?. synthesizer Not until in a ….
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Old Title vs New Title • NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules • NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules • Implement by 3/3/13
Is chemical synthesis covered? synthesizer Not until in a …
III-F Registrations • Nothing exempt in Boston • BPHC adopts updated Guidelines unless… • Using nonhazardous plasmids (pBR) to clone gene of interest into host (nonpathogenic E.coli) • Often the first step in creating a transgenic animal • New exemptions for synthetic NA • No origin of replication, no integration…
NIH Guidelines: Definition of rNA • Molecules constructed by joining nucleic acids • & can replicate in a living cell
NIH Guidelines: synthetic • Nucleic acids that can base pr w naturally occurring nucleic acids
NIH Definitions Continued • Molecules resulting from replication of rNA or synthetic nucleic acids in past two slides
Other Changes • Fewer AAV serotypes need review • Transfer of drug resistance traits • Human Gene Transfer w nucleic acids
Risk Assessment & Synthetics • % of genome from each parent • Fn/purpose of each sequence • Assume same fn as original host? • Synergism between sequences & transgenes
What Next? - XNA • ~6 sugars can form NA bbone • Store & retrieve genetic info • Medical benefit? Slower breakdown in stomach & bloodstream
Real World Examples • iGEM 2006 • Jay Keasling