
The Rise of Citizen Bioscience
Is self-experimentation with gene editing techniques something we should herald as a new form of “permissionless” innovation?
Eleonore Pauwels is a writer and international science policy expert, who specializes in the governance of converging technologies, including artificial intelligence, genomics, digital bio-engineering, participatory health design, and citizen science. At the Wilson Center, she is the Director of The AI Lab within the Science and Technology Innovation Program.
Is self-experimentation with gene editing techniques something we should herald as a new form of “permissionless” innovation?
Volunteers around the world and pocket-size genomic sequencers could play an increasing role in protecting global health and ecosystems
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