Opinionated Science Episode 11: Biohacking: DIY Gene Editing, Fluorescent Beer and COVID-19

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Published: August 14, 2020

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Opinionated Science is Technology Networks’ homemade podcast, where our team of scientists-turned-journalists cut out the chewy jargon and serve up slices of the most fascinating stories from the world of science. Expect a new Opinionated Science every other Friday.

In this episode, the team take a deep dive into the world of biohacking. Practitioners of this DIY biology have big goals: making genetic technologies available to all, bypassing government regulation of drugs and (on the fringes of the movement) achieving immortality.

Read more from this podcast:

Meet Josiah Zayner, the Biohacker Next Door

One Biohacker’s Improbable Bid to Make a DIY Covid-19 Vaccine

Biohack the Planet Livestream & Chat

Russia’s COVID-19 Vaccine “Approved" Despite No Phase III Data

A DIY COVID-19 Vaccine?

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Meet the Authors

Molly Campbell

Senior Science Writer

Molly Campbell is a senior science writer at Technology Networks. She holds a first-class honors degree in neuroscience. In 2021 Molly was shortlisted for the Women in Journalism Georgina Henry Award.

Ruairi J Mackenzie

RJ is a freelance science writer based in Glasgow. He covers biological and biomedical science, with a focus on the complexities and curiosities of the brain and emerging AI technologies. RJ was a science writer at Technology Networks for six years. RJ has a Master’s degree in Clinical Neurosciences from the University of Cambridge.