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Posted by mac in San Francisco DIYbio, press, safety on 12 20th, 2009 | 5 Comments
Do-it-yourself biology on the rise ̵... Do-it-yourself biology on the rise - 20 Dec 2009 - SF Chronicle (pdf) SF Chronicle reporter Juliane Guthrie interviews Tito Jankowski, Phil Ross, Jason Bobe, and Raymond McCauley about the DIYbio projects they are working on. They also interviewed Drew Endy about safety and regulatory concerns.  The...
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Posted by mac in iGEM, safety on 04 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments
iGEM Closes Doors to Amateurs... How can amateurs participate in iGEM? - Several weeks ago the Director of iGEM (my old boss) asked me to drop by to chat. He basically told me iGEM wasn’t going to allow amateur teams for 2009, despite earlier statements to the contrary, for two reasons: iGEM depends on the academic institution...
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Posted by Jason Bobe in policy, safety on 07 15th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Environmentally Benign DIYbio... Some scientists are really making an effort to make their own labs environmentally benign. I discovered the term in reference to Angela Belcher’s work using environmentally benign viruses. One goal for amateur biologists and DIYers is to figure out how to operate in ways that are “environmentally...
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