Hackteria is a web platform and collection on their wiki pages of

open source Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...

biological art projects instigated in February 2009 by

Andy Gracie Andy may refer to: People *Andy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Horace Andy (born 1951), Jamaican roots reggae songwriter and singer born Horace Hinds *Katja Andy (1907–2013), German-American pianist and piano ...

Marc Dusseiller Marc or MARC may refer to: People * Marc (given name), people with the first name * Marc (surname), people with the family name Acronyms * MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging, * MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system ...

and

Yashas Shetty Yashas Shetty is an Indian contemporary artist. He is most well known for his work with (Art)ScienceBLR and the Indian Sonic Research Organization (ISRO). In 2009 he founded Hackteria, with the artists Andy Gracie and the biohacker Marc Dusseiller ...

, after collaboration during the Interactivos?09 Garage Science at

Medialab Prado The Medialab Matadero, formerly known as Medialab Prado, is a cultural space and citizen lab in Madrid (Spain). It was created by the Madrid City Council in 2000, growing since then into a leading center for citizen innovation. It follows a partici ...

in Madrid. According to their website the aim of the project is to develop a rich wiki-based web resource for people interested in or developing projects that involve bioart,

open source software Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. Op ...

/ open source hardware, DIY biology, art/science collaborations and electronic experimentation. Hackteria designs were featured in the book '' Open-Source Lab'' by

Joshua M. Pearce Joshua M. Pearce is an academic engineer at Western University and Michigan Tech known for his work on protocrystallinity, photovoltaic technology, open-source-appropriate technology, and open-source hardware including RepRap 3D printers. Dr. ...

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reports that Hackteria is trying to change the way development is done with DIY. ''

Wired ''Wired'' (stylized as ''WIRED'') is a monthly American magazine, published in print and online editions, that focuses on how emerging technologies affect culture, the economy, and politics. Owned by Condé Nast, it is headquartered in San Fran ...

'' highlighted a project inspired by Hackteria's earlier prototypes on mobile labs to create the Darwin Toolbox: the portable DIY biotechnology lab-in-a-box, now developed further as the Bento Lab. In India, Hackteria is known for the science of art making. The global Hackteria network has also been pioneering and cofounding the recent global movement on open science hardware, HardwareX, and contributed to the founding of GOSH - Gathering for Open Science Hardware, held the first time at CERN in Geneva in 2016.

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* Internet properties established in 2009 BioArt Wikis Hacker culture {{website-stub

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