Kill or cure? DIY gene therapies




RNZ: This Way Up show

Summary: How far would you go to find a cure if you were diagnosed with a terminal illness? An emerging underground community is taking a DIY approach, looking to hack the drawn-out process of drug development, animal testing and clinical trials by researching, making and then taking their own genetic treatments at home. Kristen V Brown of Gizmodo is working on a book about this biohacker movement.