Design of Languages for Systems and Synthetic Biology
Context We propose to encompass context-dependent genomic information and mathematical models in a logical and structured fashion through the use of attribute grammars. Attribute Grammars (AG) provide means to compute a mathematical model (possibly encoding phenotypic traits) from a genetic construct. AGs are a framework for biological Domain Specifi c Languages (DSLs) that, unlike current formalisms …
Synthetic Biology Behemoth Aims to Police Its Own Industry
IEEE Spectrum July, 3rd 2018 by Elie Dolgin. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-os/biomedical/ethics/synthetic-biology-behemoth-aims-to-police-its-own-industry These algorithmic and machine-learning approaches are what’s needed for biosecurity tools in the industry to move beyond simply matching sequences against known problematic strings of genetic code, says Laura Adam. Adam is cofounder of Ebiosec, a data management platform for synthetic biology, and the developer of GenoTHREAT, an open-source screening tool.
ebio·ome: the DNA space explorer.
Talk at SynBioBeta 2017 http://sf2017.synbiobeta.com/speakers/laura-adam/
[OVERVIEW] My BioCAD tools
Design: GenoCAD – Rule-based genetic design tools user-friendly and Domain Specific Language M. Galdzicki, K. P. Clancy, E. Oberortner, M. Pocock, J. Y. Quinn, C. a Rodriguez, N. Roehner, M. L. Wilson, L. Adam, J. C. Anderson, B. a Bartley, J. Beal, D. Chandran, J. Chen, D. Densmore, D. Endy, R. Grünberg, J. Hallinan, N. …
Development of a domain-specific genetic language to design Chlamydomonas reinhardtii expression vectors
Authors Mandy L Wilson, Sakiko Okumoto, Laura Adam, Jean Peccoud Publication date 2013/11/8 Journal Bioinformatics Volume30 Issue2 Pages 251-257 Abstract Motivation: Expression vectors used in different biotechnology applications are designed with domain-specific rules. For instance, promoters, origins of replication or homologous recombination sites are host-specific. Similarly, chromosomal integration or viral delivery of an expression cassette imposes specific …
Strengths and limitations of the federal guidance on synthetic DNA
Adam, L., Kozar, M., Letort, G., Mirat, O., Srivastava, A., Stewart, T., Wilson, M.L., Peccoud, J. (2011). Strengths and limitations of the federal guidance on synthetic DNA. Nature Biotechnology.
GenoTHREAT/GenoGUARD goes open source
GenoTHREAT is now open source (find it on Source Forge). The press release: BLACKSBURG, Va., March 21, 2011 – A software package designed to minimize the potential risks of synthetic biology for the nation’s defense and security is now available to the gene synthesis industry and synthetic biology community in an open-source format. Virginia Tech …
GENOTHREAT
Description at http://2010.igem.org/Team:VT-ENSIMAG/Genothreat Paper Adam, L., Kozar, M., Letort, G., Mirat, O., Srivastava, A., Stewart, T., Wilson, M.L., Peccoud, J. (2011). Strengths and limitations of the federal guidance on synthetic DNA. Nature Biotechnology. Code https://sourceforge.net/projects/genoguard/
A step-by-step introduction to rule-based design of synthetic genetic constructs using GenoCAD
Authors Mandy L Wilson, Russell Hertzberg, Laura Adam, Jean Peccoud Publication date 2011/1/1 Book Methods in enzymology Volume 498 Pages 173-188 GenoCAD is an open source web-based system that provides a streamlined, rule-driven process for designing genetic sequences. GenoCAD provides a graphical interface that allows users to design sequences consistent with formalized design strategies specific …