Bedroom biotech; Synthetic biology.

Like information technology before it, biotech is starting to spawn hackers

MANY a computer business has started in a garage or a teenager's bedroom. So, though, has many a computer virus. And where computing led, biotechnology may follow. As genetic information multiplies and the cost of hardware falls, bio-hackers are emerging.

Biohacking is not quite yet within the range of a teenager with a Saturday job and a parental allowance, but prices are falling. Using second-hand equipment a basic home-biotechnology laboratory could probably be put together for less than $50,000. ...

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