Genetic modification is no longer just confined to the university laboratory. “Biohackers” are becoming more and more prevalent, working out of their garages or home laboratories, modifying the genome ...

The do-it-yourself (DIY) biohack movement is here, and it’s turning science into a communal experiment. High schoolers in Seattle have engineered bacteria in science fairs, while biohackers like ...

A Canadian company is trying to make it possible for anyone to be a "biohacker" and make custom genetically modified organisms in their home kitchen. Homemade GMOs may sound scary to some, but Toronto ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it's aware of “do-it-yourself” kits for producing gene therapies for ...

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Just as big tech companies like Google found their start in garages, the future of biology will be built in garages and kitchens, too. At the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, on Friday, a ...

Biohacking can be described as citizen or do-it-yourself biology. For many “biohackers,” this consists of making small, incremental diet or lifestyle changes to make small improvements in your health ...

Josiah Zayner is a scientist and entrepreneur who quit his government job in a NASA lab to start The Odin, a synthetic biology company run out of his garage. For $150, anyone can now purchase the ...