Table 5 Effect of packages on error rate, safety awareness and infrastructure safety.

From: Reducing potential dual-use risks in synthetic biology laboratory research: a dynamic model of analysis

Agent

Min

Max

Mean (M)

Standard deviation (SD)

Error rate

Baseline

20.00

80.00

46.39

14.10

Package 1

20.01

79.92

46.36

14.07

Package 2

32.03

57.48

42.29

5.89

Package 3

28.53

50.91

37.96

5.84

Package 4

20.38

81.06

46.78

14.16

Package 5

31.65

57.86

42.44

6.10

Package 6

27.81

51.13

37.78

6.15

Package 7

28.47

50.87

37.93

5.85

Package 8

32.20

56.41

42.13

5.64

Package 9

27.68

51.10

37.72

6.18

Safety awareness

Baseline

20.00

100.00

61.64

21.16

Package 1

19.34

99.41

61.26

21.16

Package 2

47.09

78.85

63.93

8.57

Package 3

50.69

76.41

64.80

7.14

Package 4

18.83

99.52

61.11

21.24

Package 5

46.15

79.59

63.86

7.03

Package 6

50.03

76.95

64.86

7.50

Package 7

50.70

76.43

64.82

7.15

Package 8

47.64

78.47

64.00

8.37

Package 9

49.47

76.66

64.58

7.59

Infrastructure safety

Baseline

83.42

222.38

152.98

14.11

Package 1

179.51

346.77

253.02

56.41

Package 2

99.99

207.96

158.05

34.11

Package 3

127.74

200.28

165.44

24.30

Package 4

155.75

295.58

215.53

41.16

Package 5

100.74

208.63

158.84

33.91

Package 6

127.34

200.00

164.70

24.49

Package 7

128.14

200.48

165.62

24.21

Package 8

101.52

207.97

159.15

33.48

Package 9

200.00

360.95

277.41

56.74