This document summarizes Dr. Marc Dusseiller's talk on converging life and technology at the nanoscale. It discusses the open source biological art movement Hackteria and its efforts to promote DIY biology, citizen science, and the development of open source lab instruments. It provides examples of past Hackteria projects that explored topics like synthetic biology, microscopy, and mobile labs. It also outlines how to start an art/science/hacker biolab and shares experiences from Hackteria labs held in locations like Ljubljana, Yogyakarta, and Ars Electronica Festival.

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NanoHacking: Converging Life and Tech at the Nanoscale
Hackteria | Open Source Biological Art
Dr. Marc R. Dusseiller aka dusjagr
www.dusseiller.ch/labs
University of Liechtenstein,Vaduz – 18.4.2015

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Hackteria
Open Source Biological Art

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DIY Biology | Generic Laboratory Infrastructure
* Website
* Knowledge Sharing
* Instructions
* Workshopology
* Citizen Science
* DIY Lab Instruments
* Open Source Hardware
* Global network
Artists, Designers, Hackers, Researchers, Makers, Teachers, Geeks and YOU
Radical Transdisciplinarity

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Background: Interactivos?'09

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Interactivos?'09 ­> Deep Data
Andy Gracie, Deep Data – 2009 ­ ongoing
a project arc exploring microorganisms and deep space

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Deep Data ­> Drosophila Titanicus
Andy Gracie, Drosophila Titanicus – 2011 ­ ongoing
a project arc exploring space exploration and astrobiology

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Yashas Shetty, Srishti – Bangalore
Why should artists/designers/outsiders get involved
with Synth­Bio(in particular) and Sci­Tech(in General)
"There is the obvious reasons that all outsiders bring in unique
perspectives to any form of thinking­the artist/hacker has the
courage to ask "stupid questions" which may not turn out to be
stupid at all. the other is that the hacker/artist/designer may
also come from spaces in which the technology is as important
as the different contexts that it exists in ­cultural/social/political
which because a scientist(at least the way in which most of
them are trained) may not be aware of or not be interested in."

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ArtScience Bangalore | IGEM
IGEM 2009 // 2010 // 2011 // Biomod 2011
Yashas Shetty (IN), Mukund Thatai (IN) and Srishi Students

9. (Art)ScienceBLR ­ IGEM 2010

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Synthetic Biology & IGEM
IGEM since 2005 | E.chromi: https://vimeo.com/19759432
Global competition, meanwhile more and more designers & artists

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DIY microscopy
Repositioning of the lens turns a
cheap webcam into a microscope

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DIY microscopy
Build a stable stage for fine focuing, example from ArtSci BLR

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Hurray to the Amateurs...

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Overview of Projects

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DIY Laboratory Infrastructure
Open Source Hardware for Citizen Science
Urs Gaudenz – GaudiLabs 2015

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DIY Turbidity Meter

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DIY GeneGun
Version 1 – looks cool, but not so functional. Version 2 with cream blower works fine.
Rüdiger Trojok, Freiburg/Copenhagen/Berlin

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DIY Gel Electrophoresis Box
Separation of DNA fragments in electric field by size/charge, or food coloring :­)
dusjagr

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Demystification of Science

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Mobile Labs ­ Hacking Angkringan
MobileKitchenLab Workshop // MicroCells#02, Yogyakarta
Marc Dusseiller (CH), Denisa Kera (CZ/SG), HONF team (ID)

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Jugaad

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Hack vs. Jugaad
"Jugaad is a survival tactic, whereas a hack is an
intellectual art form; i.e. Jugaad is the wile of the poor,
and hack the pastime of the affluent cerebral. Jugaad is a
hack to get around or deal with a lack of or limited
resources, and has a class component to it ­ jugaad are
things poor but clever people do to make the most of the
resources they have. They do what they need to do,
without regard to what is supposed to be possible."
from Wikipedia
From Jugaad to Systematic Innovation

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House of Natural Fiber – Yogyakarta

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Haemocytometer – PS3 Eye Hacks
Collaboration with House of Natural Fiber and UGM, Yogyakarta

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What kinda strange fruit is this?

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Akbar – UGM microbiology, Yogya

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Cocoa Fermentation – Temp Logger

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DIY Fermentation – Wine Making
Collaboration with House of Natural Fiber, lifepatch.org and UGM,
Yogyakarta
Winner of Transmediale Award 2011, IB:SC

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Lifepatch.org – Yogyakarta

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Blood Sorting Device – Low­Cost Diagnostics
Workshop on Point­of­Care Diagnostics, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012

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GynePUNK – Home (POC) Diagnostics
Pechblenda / AnarchaGland – BioAutonomy coming up soon...

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Education at the Art/Sci Interface
Ear on Arm, ongoing project
Stelarc

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The Art of Education
“Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that
nothing that is worth knowing can be taught.”
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde, “, “The Critic as Artist”, 1890The Critic as Artist”, 1890
Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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How to start a Bio/Art/Hack Community Lab
KIBLIX 2011 – Festival as a Laboratory
Where is People?

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BioTehna Lab – Ljubljana, 2012 ­ now
Platform for Artistic Research on Life Systems
Kapelica Gallery, Hackteria, Kiberpipa and various local and
international Partners

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How to Start an Art/Sci/Hack BioLab?
Where is the f*ing library?

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BioTehna / hackteria & Kapelica
MaSm Metatransformation, 2011. Produced by Kapelica Gallery
Maja Smrekar, Špela Petrič

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BioCyberKidzz | Body Enhancements
Hackteria BioLab // Create Your World | Ars Electronica Festival 2011, Linz
Špela Petrič, Maja Smrekar, Marc Dusseiller, Yashas Shetty

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BioCyberKidzz | Yeast Powered Balloons
Hackteria BioLab // Create Your World | Ars Electronica Festival 2011, Linz
Špela Petrič, Maja Smrekar, Marc Dusseiller, Yashas Shetty

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BioCyberKidzz | Living Jewelery
Hackteria BioLab // Create Your World | Ars Electronica Festival 2011, Linz
Špela Petrič, Maja Smrekar, Marc Dusseiller, Yashas Shetty
POTATO STARCH MEDIUM:
Slice potatoes and boil them in 1 L of water for 1
h; drain the liquid through a sieve and gauze to
get rid of the potatoes; add 10g of sugar and 13g
of agar; stir; pour liquid in glass container, add
enough water to the pressure cooker to cover
the bottom (0,5 cm); heat under pressure for 20
min; let steam out; pour medium into plates
(0,25 cm); let set for at least 4 hours.
MAKING THE JEWELRY:
For the living bacterial jewelry press a finger
gently onto the plate, seal Petri dish with hot­
glue gun and add string, a ring or a broche
needle. Colonies will appear in a day or two, at
first bacterial cultures, as the culture ages
filamentous fungi will overgrow.
see more on: http://hackteria.org/wiki/

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MobileLabs Hackathon, LJ, 2013
Kapelica Gallery / Hackteria, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Urs Gaudenz, Sara Turnheer, Kris Tkalec, Gjino Sutic, Sachiko Hirosue,
dusjagr, Stefania Druga, Paula Pin, Lizzy Cole amd Friends...

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Field Trips
Cave Safari ­ Jama Mačkovica

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DIY tools for Citizen Science
Cave Safari ­ Jama Mačkovica

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How I ended up hunting Rabbits in HEL

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Reading the books...
by Ike Mathews, Manchester, UK, 1898 – Public domain via
Gutenberg Library

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Watching Youtube
Urban Hunting series, by Dominik Mahnič, dusjagr and friends

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Urban Ecology meets Artist's Kitchen
Schnegge Z'Nacht, by Dominik Mahnič, dusjagr and friends

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Polže Jaga – stgdr4 on Youtube
Polže Jaga, by Dominik Mahnič, dusjagr and friends

50. Mestna Jaga Nutrija, by Dominik Mahnič, dusjagr and friends

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HackteriaLab 2014 ­ Yogyakarta
HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 2014
Lifepatch, Hackteria and friends

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HackteriaLab 2014 ­ Yogyakarta
HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 2014
Lifepatch, Hackteria and friends

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HackteriaLab 2014 ­ Yogyakarta
HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 2014
Lifepatch, Hackteria and friends

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HackteriaLab 2014 ­ Yogyakarta
HackteriaLab 2014 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 2014
Lifepatch, Hackteria and friends

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EPES – (Art)Science BLR
Extreme Places and Extended Senses, Designing Learning, Diploma Project
Srishti School for Art, Design and Technology

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How I ended up in UNILI
Asia­pacific DIYBio and BioArt meeting, Yogyakarta – NanoSmano, Ljubjana
Global Networks