biohack the planet and beyond

Videos of Biohack the Planet 2017 have been upped on youtube by Josiah Zayner.   
Actually Michael Flynn goes off this planet, taking us on a journey to mars and beyond.  

This week: CRISPR-Cas9 superstar Jennifer Doudna, Ph. D.

This Thursday 2-23 from 7-8 PM  Jennifer Doudna, Ph. D. will speak in Room 431 of Berkeley City College.  This event free and open to the public.
More information here:

http://www.berkeleycitycollege.edu/wp/sci-biotech/science-seminar-series/

http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/02/15/berkeley-statement-regarding-patent-boards-decision-on-crispr-cas9-gene-editing-technology/

Nenufar's founder makes shocking confession

Put “biohacking definition” into google search and what comes up?

bi·o·hack·ing

ˈbīōhakiNG/

noun

1. the activity of exploiting genetic material experimentally without regard to accepted ethical standards, or for criminal purposes.

To be clear, I’m a biohacker.  

To some scientists, biohacker is a bad word. Shoddy, dangerous experiments in makeshift labs by relatively untrained people with more enthusiasm than academic training producing unverified results, and more like accusations assail us.  According to the definition above, biohackers are suspicious characters, perhaps some shadowy gang of unethical thugs.  Is this definition actually supported by facts?   Is the world really in danger of bizarre bio-organisms being created in biohacker labs and getting loose in the world to raise havoc?

Or - is biohacking rather an entry point to science, open to anyone who has the will to learn the theory and practice of biology and to put it into practice by developing practical applications?  What role if any does biohacking play in the advancement and evolution of science and technology?  Are biohackers any more or less ethical than scientists working in corporate environments?  If you are a scientist, researcher, biohacker, or just watching from the sidelines, what is your opinion of the biohacking movement?   Are you a biohacker? 

actual photos taken in a biohacking lab