Citizen Scientists Attempt Open Source Insulin | Raw Science

"There is a global revolution underway called biohacking where do-it-yourself scientists outside of academic, commercial, or government laboratories are experimenting with biology and genetic engineering(Al Jazeera: The Brave New World of Biohacking, PBS: What is biohacking and why should we care?). The regions surrounding Silicon Valley are ripe with such like-minded people in biohacking spaces like BioCurious out of Oakland, CA. If you would like to see the birth of a movement that may upend medicine, Big Pharma, and health care as we know it, keep an eye on the Open Source Insulin Project. The project was recently announced online by Ryan Bethencourt, a leader in the biohacking community. Bethencourt is also Program Director at biotech accelerator IndiBio which provides up to $250k per start-up (TechCrunch: Biotech Accelerator IndiBio Bumps Funding to $250k Per Startup To Give Founders More Runway) ..."