Biohacking and the future of genetic engineering

by Hackteria

After theoretical and experimental introduction, this uncommon workshop will be questioning what is the value of genetic information, when does knowledge of genetic systems define power structures in societies, how to deal with that, and how to set a path towards safe and sustainable use.

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If you have ever wondered how to turn a webcam into a microscope, safely cultivate bacteria, hack DVD burners to make your own nano and bio experiments, or how to use other cheap, available materials in order to build a hydrometer, or even an incubator and a bat detector, Hackteria is the right thing for you.

Hackteria is a collection of Open Source Biological Art Projects started in 2009 by Andy Gracie, Marc Dusseiller and Yashas Shetty. The three of them met at the Garage Science Interactivos in Madrid in 2009, where they talked about an availability gap in information about alternatives to lab protocols and lab equipment. One of their primary goals was to reevaluate the relationships between the observer and the observed that have been handed down to us from traditional research institutes."