Definitions
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- noun informal, genetics The manipulation of
DNA or other aspects ofgenetics either forfun , ormaliciously
Etymologies
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These hobbyists represent a growing strain of geekdom known as biohacking, in which do-it-yourselfers tinker with the building blocks of life in the comfort of their own homes.
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Learn "biohacking" at DIY Biology and Return of the Citizen Scientist
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Learn "biohacking" at DIY Biology and Return of the Citizen Scientist
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But while tech hacker spaces typically only require a physical space with Internet access, a biohacking space is complicated to launch because labs usually need expensive biochemistry equipment and procedures for dealing with biohazardous materials.
'Biohackers' Get Their Own Space to Create Pui-Wing Tam 2012
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A clever trick (this is a true example of biohacking) allow differential expression of color markers in each neuron in a way analogue to the display of pixels in a monitor.
Boing Boing 2007
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Give it another ten years, and a $1000 kit will be enough to do some fairly impressive biohacking.
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On a serious note, people are overestimating the costs of biohacking.
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Through collaboration and an open-sourcing of genomic databases, Cowell and others hope that biohacking (with its etymological nod to the self-trained computer-programming movement) will provide nonscientists the opportunity to tinker with living machines.
TaxingTennessee 2009
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But Helen Wallace, of GeneWatch in Britain, thinks biohacking could be dangerous.
The Border Mail 2009
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One place for them to learn about biohacking is DIYbio, a group that holds meetings in America and Britain and has about 800 people signed up for its newsletter.
MAKE Magazine 2009
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Biohacking — also known as DIY biology — is an extremely broad and amorphous term that can cover a huge range of activities, from performing science experiments on yeast or other organisms to tracking your own sleep and diet to changing your own biology by pumping a younger person’s blood into your veins in the hope that it’ll fight aging.
How biohackers are trying to upgrade their brains, their bodies — and human nature Sigal Samuel 2019
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