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Biohacking -- you can do it, too

Ellen Jorgensen · TED

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We have personal computing -- why not personal biotech? That's the question biologist Ellen Jorgensen and her colleagues asked themselves before opening Genspace, a nonprofit DIY bio lab in Brooklyn devoted to citizen science, where amateurs can go and tinker with biotechnology. Far from being a sinister Frankenstein's lab (as some imagined it), Genspace offers a long list of fun, creative and practical uses for DIY bio.

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDGlobal 2012
Speaker
Ellen Jorgensen
Year
2012
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, Engineering, Art, architecture and design
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TED
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