[DIYbio] Is there not much happening in biohacking right now?

I'm very Interested in doing some genetic modification as a hobby. Looking around it seems academic scientists are making a lot of strides, but diy home biohackers there's only been a few People out there hitting headlines. Is there some part of the process that has people turned away and discouraged? Is it hard for the average joe at home to order plasmids or other necessary bits? Is that minION usb viable for sequencing DNA at home?

--
-- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups DIYbio group. To post to this group, send email to diybio@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to diybio+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/diybio?hl=en
Learn more at www.diybio.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DIYbio" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to diybio+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to diybio@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/diybio.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/e124a9a1-2914-4f58-bbcc-d23695b81fd7%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.