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Reshma Shetty
Who She Is: Synthetic biologist who helped form Ginkgo BioWorks.
What She's Doing: Creating living "machines" using dozens or hundreds of genes as parts to sell to companies looking to for new drugs, plastics and petroleum replacements.
What She Wants You To Do: Start a biotech company in your basement.
What DIY Means To Her: "I don't want to spend a decade making a biofuel," says Shetty. "I want to spend five years doing something even bigger."
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