Ah, but the rate at which biotech is become accessible isn't just growing, it's accelerating.
The DIYbio movement/subculture/etc. has been growing for the last several years, but recently several serious hackerspaces have sprouted, providing not just knowledge and expertise but also equipment and materials.
The DIYbio movement/subculture/etc. has been growing for the last several years, but recently several serious hackerspaces have sprouted, providing not just knowledge and expertise but also equipment and materials.
If you're in NYC check out Genspace (http://genspace.org/) in Brooklyn, and in Silicon Valley the Biocurious (http://biocurious.org/) space is excellent.