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At first blush, do-it-yourself clinical trials seem pointless and reckless. But a deeper truth pervades the research and the patients who drive it forward.

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Biological tinkerers are not the risk that some have made them out to be, according to a new report.

A new gadget combines the dual obsessions of do-it-yourself science and self-quantification.

Take a tour of some DIYbio labs across the country

Although fully organized patient-run trials are still few and far between, patients are taking a more active role in clinical research.

Citizen scientists can inspire innovation and advance science education—and they are proving adept at self-policing.

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Do-it-yourself science is likely as old as science itself, driven by an inherent curiosity about the world around us.

Fueled by donations, sweat, and occasional dumpster diving, community laboratories for DIY biologists are cropping up around the country.

A sharp-eyed fossil prospector and self-taught paleontologist, Mary Anning discovered several extraordinary Mesozoic marine reptiles.

Patients are sidestepping clinical research and using themselves as guinea pigs to test new treatments for fatal diseases. Will they hurt themselves, or science?

The story of a group of high school students who, with the help of a Rockefeller University researcher, conducted and published studies on the biological provenance of sushi and teas from around New York City.

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