General overview of biotech industry look at Stat magazine and subscribe if you can afford it. Listen to their weekly "Readout Loud" podcast.
For actual projects if you live in USA: Seattle, NYC, SF, Baltimore then visit community bio labs there. People are generally friendly and there are easy ways to get involved through either group meetups or classes.
If you don't it's much harder since DIY bio is still so early. If you are near a local university there might be some opportunities to work with others. Watch Thought Emporium videos to see what is possible with a home lab in principle though probably not in practice unless you are full time and wealthy.
For actual projects if you live in USA: Seattle, NYC, SF, Baltimore then visit community bio labs there. People are generally friendly and there are easy ways to get involved through either group meetups or classes.
If you don't it's much harder since DIY bio is still so early. If you are near a local university there might be some opportunities to work with others. Watch Thought Emporium videos to see what is possible with a home lab in principle though probably not in practice unless you are full time and wealthy.
For background reading - on lab techniques this book is good: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Gene+Cloning+and+DNA+Analysis:+A... - basic body of knowledge of genomics: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/97804290217...