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Open Source Biological Art, DIY Biology Generic lab equipment

"A new bioprinter developed at a hackerspace can print living cells for less than the cost of an iPod touch. 3-D bioprinters have the potential to change the way medical research is conducted, even print living tissue and replacement organs, but they are expensive and highly specialized. They literally build living structures, like blood vessels or skin tissue, cell by cell, revolutionizing biomedical engineering. Unfortunately, they're expensive, rare, and require a Ph.D. (or two) to operate successfully. Frustrated by their cost and exclusivity, a group of makers at the DIYbio hackerspace BioCurious are developing a system open to anyone with a soldering iron and a serious passion for cell biology."

"Last Summer, our Open Wetlab organized a workshop DNA fingerprinting at the Observe Hack Make festival, to bring hackers in contact with the Open Wetlab and Do-It-Yourself biotech. During the hands-on workshop hackers were guided by Pieter van Boheemen (DIY biologist - Open Wetlab)"

"Computerhacker kennt jeder. Jetzt kommen die Biohacker. Die experimentieren in ihren DIY-Laboren mit Bakterien, Enzymen und sogar mit Genen. Ein Besuch im neuen Biohacker-Space in Graz"

Green DIY Energy can be defined as energy that is created using the earth's most common energy sources and converting them to electricity. In most cases, the sources of energy present on the earth are the best to be used in our lives.

"With 10,000 miles separating them, two makers designed and built a customizable 3-D-printed prosthetic hand for a 5-year old boy named Liam in South Africa for $150 in parts. No power necessary."

Pieter van Boheemen ‏@pietervboheemen This what we do @DutchDIYBio meetups: build, experiment, discuss and laugh https://vimeo.com/56906165 #DIYBio

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"Researchers are using these Philly-made 'bioprinters' to make hearts, stomachs, BioBots makes a device that 3D-prints living cells instead of plastic."