Hackers breach biology to transform life into building material

Hackers breach biology to transform life into building material

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How do you transform mushrooms into furniture, or re-wire algae to conduct electricity? Biohacking, the practice of rewiring the biology of living organisms for practical uses, is evolving from a fringe science to a more legitimate academic discipline. But just as the movement is gathering converts, it’s also attracting controversy. Special correspondent Spencer Michels reports.

Hackers breach biology to transform life into building material

-PBS NewsHour 9/23/2014

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