Art exhibition ‘synth-ethic‘

Synth-ethic presents art work related to Synthetic Biology :http://bio-fiction.com/en/?page_id=20

Open science: a future shaped by shared experience

Mapping the human genome showed how the internet can play a vital part in collective scientific research. Now more scientists are collaborating – and inviting amateurs and colleagues from other disciplines to get involved.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/22/open-science-shared-research-internet

Cathal Garvey demonstrating Do-it-Yourself DNA extraction in a tent

Wow, Cool stuff!



Cathal Garvey demonstrating Do-it-Yourself DNA extraction in a tent from smarimc on Vimeo.

Biopunks, biohackers, and the movement to own your own DNA

On DNA Day, 23 and Me had a sale on their personal genomics service. They'd do their standard scan of your genome for free, as long as you paid for a year's worth of their online subscription service.

Read more here : http://scienceblogs.com/tfk/2011/05/biopunks_biohackers_and_the_mo.php