biohacking
Word-form referencesbiohack
Noun
A set of practices that aims to alter, optimize, or extend biological systems, especially the human body, using techniques drawn from biology, engineering, computing, and self-experimentation.
Usage- Informal
- Uncountable
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Does biohacking actually alter your biology? Yes and no.
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Biohacking is a very broad concept. It ranges from people that drink bulletproof coffee or people that have chips implanted in their body, to people that use at-home DNA analysis kits. Biohackers often associate themselves with biopunk, transhumanism or techno-progressivism.
The practice of deliberately modifying, editing, or manipulating biological molecules, especially DNA and RNA, sometimes with the potential disregard of ethical standards.
Usage- Informal
- Uncountable