Biotech meets DIY hacker culture, sparking new wonders and worries
Monday, May 27, 2013 - 12:31
in Mathematics & Economics
SEATTLE — Right now it's a storeroom filled to the ceiling with cardboard boxes and cast-off gizmos, but HiveBio's hacker space is being transformed into the latest frontier for a nationwide DIY biotech movement.Fueled by crowdfunding, grants and membership fees, community labs like HiveBio are delving into what's arguably the 21st century's hottest scientific frontier. Once, projects such as DNA ...