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DIYsect focuses on DIY Biology and the Biology-Art intersection. This summer, we’re traveling across North America and Europe to film and interview biohackers, bioartists, scientists, writers, and curators that are involved with citizen biology. We want to raise questions and discuss the way biotechnology is changing our society. What are its political, social, and even philosophical implications? What happens when manipulating life becomes as simple as writing a line of code? And more importantly, what does this mean for average citizens and their future?

DIYsect is a documentary web-series that introduces people in the DIY Biology, Bioart, and general biotech community. The footage is gathered by Ben and Mary, a filmmaker and bioartist who travel across the continent to film and interview. Our goal is to discuss the way biotechnology is used in our society and what this means for the average citizen and their future.

The docu-web series is divided into 6-10 minute episodes that are free and fully accessible on the web. That way, like our subjects, we’re promoting public literacy on Biology, too.