DIY biology

[shawn]

Found an interesting thing this morning:

DIYbio is an organization that aims to help make biology a worthwhile pursuit for citizen scientists, amateur biologists, and DIY biological engineers who value openness and safety. This will require mechanisms for amateurs to increase their knowledge and skills, access to a community of experts, the development of a code of ethics, responsible oversight, and leadership on issues that are unique to doing biology outside of traditional professional settings.

DIYbio About


I found it on via an article on pg 34-35 of this online mag:
h+ Magazine Summer 2009 Issue