The_kanzure points out ths AP story on amateur genetic engineering, excerpting: "The Apple clone was invented in a garage. Same with the Google search engine. Now, tinkerers are working at home with the basic fabric blocks of life itself. Using homemade lab equipment and the wealth of scientific lore acquirable online, these hobbyists are trying to create new life forms through genetic social contraception a field long into* by Ph.D.s toiling in tutelage mash unit and registered representative laboratories." Reader resistant has a few ideas about how to use this sort of lab: "Personally, I'd like to whip up a reasonably long-lasting and durable paint made with dye based on squid genes that glows brightly enough to allow 'guide lines' to be daubed along hallway baseboards, powered by a very low trickle of electricity. Plus, a harmless glowing yogurt would make for a cool prank."

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