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biohacking

biohacking 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. Also the present participle and gerund of biohack.

Noun

biohacking (uncountable)

  1. (informal) 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.
    • Does biohacking actually alter your biology? Yes and no.2019 January 2, Tim Jewell, Deborah Weatherspoon, “Guide to Biohacking: Types, Safety, and How To”, in Healthline, retrieved 09 Oct 2022
    • 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.2020, Peter Joosten, What is Biohacking? Definition, Explanation & Tips
  2. (informal, originally) The practice of deliberately modifying, editing, or manipulating biological molecules, especially DNA and RNA, sometimes with the potential disregard of ethical standards.

Also used as

biohacking is also the present participle and gerund of biohack.

Origin of biohacking

From bio- + hacking.

From biohack + -ing.

Questions about biohacking

What does biohacking mean?
Biohacking means 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.
What part of speech is biohacking?
Biohacking is a noun.

Words near biohacking in the dictionary

  1. bioguided
  2. biohack
  3. biohacked
  4. biohacker
  5. biohackers
  6. biohacking
  7. biohacks
  8. biohalogenation
  9. biohalogenations
  10. biohardware
  11. biohazard

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