TY - GEN
T1 - DIYbio things
T2 - 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2015
AU - Kuznetsov, Stacey
AU - Doonan, Carrie
AU - Wilson, Nathan
AU - Mohan, Swarna
AU - Hudson, Scott E.
AU - Paulos, Eric
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2015 ACM.
PY - 2015/4/18
Y1 - 2015/4/18
N2 - DIYbio (Do It Yourself Biology) is a growing movement of scientists, hobbyists, artists, and tinkerers who practice biology outside of professional settings. In this paper, we present our work with several open source DIYbio tools, including OpenPCR and Pearl Blue Transilluminator, which can be used to test DNA samples for specific sequences. We frame these platforms as things that gather heterogeneous materials and concerns, and enable new forms of knowledge transfer. Working with these hybrid systems in professional and DIY settings, we conducted a workshop where non-biologists tested food products for genetic modifications. Our findings suggest new design directions at the intersection of biology, technology, and DIY: i) DIYbio platforms as rich tools for hybrid knowledge production; and ii) open source biology as a site for public engagement with science.
AB - DIYbio (Do It Yourself Biology) is a growing movement of scientists, hobbyists, artists, and tinkerers who practice biology outside of professional settings. In this paper, we present our work with several open source DIYbio tools, including OpenPCR and Pearl Blue Transilluminator, which can be used to test DNA samples for specific sequences. We frame these platforms as things that gather heterogeneous materials and concerns, and enable new forms of knowledge transfer. Working with these hybrid systems in professional and DIY settings, we conducted a workshop where non-biologists tested food products for genetic modifications. Our findings suggest new design directions at the intersection of biology, technology, and DIY: i) DIYbio platforms as rich tools for hybrid knowledge production; and ii) open source biology as a site for public engagement with science.
KW - DIYbio
KW - Design things
KW - Publics
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U2 - 10.1145/2702123.2702235
DO - 10.1145/2702123.2702235
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84951140007
T3 - Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings
SP - 4065
EP - 4068
BT - CHI 2015 - Proceedings of the 33rd Annual CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 18 April 2015 through 23 April 2015
ER -