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"Hello World"
Aaron Chevalier, University of Texas at Austin What an odd idea, engineering biology to behave like photography. But that’s what the students from University of Texas at Austin wanted to do—project...
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Robot Roaches ...for Science?
©Maki Naro Animal experimentation is a controversial, but often necessary, aspect of scientific research. But scientists involved in the use of animal models must adhere to strict guidelines that...
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The 9,000 RPM Revolutionary
From the first days of amateur biotech, hackers have reverse engineered cheaper alternatives to pricey lab equipment. The most prominent has been the OpenPCR, an inexpensive version of a DNA copy...
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Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point
Magnified image of a stress tolerant plant bioengineered at BASF The escalating rhetoric of the GMO debate has rippled across the biohacker world—especially as DIYers start trying their hand at...
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Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point: Part 2
Washingtonians are going to the ballot box today to vote on Initiative 522, a measure that would require food producers to label genetically engineered foods. Sasha Wright, an ecologist and state...
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Everything You Thought About Amateur Biotech Is Wrong
The Wilson Center today released a report debunking the media myths surrounding the Do-It-Yourself Biology movement, called “Seven Myths and Realities about Do-It-Yourself Biology” based on my survey...
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Birth of the DIY Malaria Detector
Amplino For Pieter van Boheemen and his two friends, what started off as a hobby developed into a company. The trio was tinkering with a homemade DNA copy machine, called a PCR machine, which they...
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Austria Greenlights DIY Genetic Engineering
In Austria, where genetically engineered food is banned from the shelves, regulators have granted the first DIYbio lab permission to work with GMOs. For only 40 euros and some paperwork, the...
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