Ep. 29 - Biosafety and Biosecurity in DIYbio with Todd Kuiken




The Future Grind Podcast: Science | Technology | Business  | Futurism show

Summary: Host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Todd Kuiken, Senior Research Scholar at the Genetic Engineering & Society Center at North Carolina State University. In this role Todd travels the world to study biosafety and biosecurity within the do-it-yourself biology community. He previously spent time in Washington D.C. leading the Wilson Center’s Synthetic Biology Project. They discuss his collaboration with DIYbio.org, safety within citizen science, public perception, what is holding DIYbio back, & more!