July 10, 2025
      
                  
        
  Author(s)
  Tyler  Laird,   Kevin  Flyangolts,   Craig  Bartling,   Bryan  Gemler,   Jacob  Beal,   Tom  Mitchell,   Steven T.  Murphy,   Jens  Berlips,   Leonard  Foner,   Ryan  Doughty,   Felix  Qunitana,   Michael  Nute,   Todd J.  Treangen,   Gene D.  Godbold,   Krista  Ternus,   Tessa  Alexanian,   Nicole  Wheeler,   Samuel  Forry
 
       
            
    
    
        Nucleic acid synthesis is a dual-use technology that can benefit fields such as biology, medicine, and information storage. However, synthetic nucleic acids could also potentially be used negligently and ultimately cause harm, or be used with malicious