DIY Biology – Hacking Goes Viral!
Roy D Sleator1,✉
Dr Roy D Sleator
1Cork Institute of Technology's Department of Biological Sciences.
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Issue date 2016 Sep.
© 2016 SAGE Publications
PMCID: PMC10365417 PMID:28742489
Abstract
The Do-It-Yourself Biology (DIYBio) movement has gained significant traction in recent years; morphing from counter culture to an essential component of biology's future development.
Keywords: synthetic biology, molecular biology
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