Baltimore, Maryland - February 27, 2016: Participants in the fifth and final Molecular Biotechnology Bootcamp class at The Baltimore Under Ground Science Space -- BUGSS -- watch a lesson projected on to the white board. Pictured are, clockwise from left, the hand of Dr. Sarah Laun, the bootcamp instructor, Tony Lopez, John Massale, Pete Lins, Beth Tuck, and Francesco Savelli.
The new CRISPR-Cas9 technology is causing worry among mainstream scientists that the burgeoning DIY Biology scene, like BUGSS, might be cavalier with things like ethics and lab safety. Proponents of DIY Biology spaces say they make strides to implement a “culture of responsibility.”
CREDIT: Matt Roth