synthetic-biology

Biohacking Village·25 min

• DEF CON
• Red Team
• Date: Aug 2017
• Location: Las Vegas

Edward You

Security vulnerabilities in biotechnology infrastructure and the bio-economy, presented as theatrical song and interpretive dance exploring critical questions about biotech security.

Biohacking Village·18 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2017
• Location: Las Vegas

Travis Lawrence

Computational methods to decode the second genetic code—the rules governing which amino acids transfer RNAs carry—revealing variability that can be exploited in synthetic biology.

Biohacking Village·20 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2017
• Location: Las Vegas

Jun Axup

Accessible pathways to biotech entrepreneurship through reduced research costs, automation, and software-driven efficiencies enabling founders at any background to build biology-based companies.

Village Presentations·24 min

• DEF CON
• Hardware
• Date: Aug 2015
• Location: Las Vegas

Keoni Gandall

Synthetic biology researcher Keoni Gandall demonstrates designing, assembling, and transforming synthetic DNA in a home laboratory setting.

Village Presentations·50 min

• DEF CON
• Community
• Date: Aug 2015
• Location: Las Vegas

Johan Sosa

Johan Sosa introduces foundational genetic engineering techniques, explaining how community biohackers modify bacteria to express fluorescent proteins.