Protecting cells at the genetic level and simulating unauthorized access via a biohackathon.

Dowan Kim, Ishita Kumar, Mohamed I Hassan, Luisa F Barraza-Vergara, Christopher A Voigt, Corey J Wilson

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Article in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Dowan KimGeorgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7784-1743

Ishita KumarGeorgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1819-6040

Mohamed I HassanMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

Luisa F Barraza-VergaraGeorgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8320-3828

Christopher A VoigtMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biological Engineering, Synthetic Biology Center, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0844-4776

Corey J WilsonGeorgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 311 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3040-1676

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The protection of high-value cell lines (assets) relies on physical security by limiting access to samples. We present a cybersecurity-inspired platform that protects biological assets at the genetic level. This technology uses a permutation lock design where an asset can only be decrypted using an authentication code

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PMID41920985

DOI10.1126/sciadv.aeb8556

PMCPMC13041761

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