It's time we empower everybody with biotechnology

BioBuilder promises a way forward for biology education. The public consciousness regards synthetic biology as halfway between magic and science fiction: an esoteric field firmly in the domain of white lab coats and the abstract future. Natalie Kuldell, president at the BioBuilder Educational Foundation, aims to change that--to make synthetic biology and biotechnology as accessible as basic circuitry. To "empower everybody with biotechnology," she believes, will create an "interested and engaged citizenry" able to address and resolve problems relevant to their lives. BioBuilder has run for five years as a nonprofit.