biohacking

[ bahy-oh-hak-ing ]

noun

1. strategic biological experimentation, especially upon oneself, using technology, drugs, hormones, diet, etc., with the goal of enhancing or augmenting performance, health, mood, or the like:

   Genome editing could one day allow for biohacking your own emotional genetic makeup.

2. unethical, immoral, or illegal experimental use of genetic material.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biohacking¹

First recorded in 1990–95; bio- ( def ) + hack ¹( def ) + -ing ¹( def )

Example Sentences

Whether a cash prize and being a pioneering test case for biohacking scientists is incentive enough for athletes to bury their own doubts, sign waivers and commit to competing at the Enhanced Games will be borne out over the next year.

From BBC

Why don't biohacking podcasters discuss this addendum to the man's masterwork?

From Salon

In this section of our course, students grapple with the unknowns of cryptocurrency, biohacking, robot love, and how our digital life continues after our mortal life ends.

From Slate

The algorithm knows, because you’ve read an article on the holistic benefits of cordyceps or watched a video about biohacking, that you’ll be interested in this item.

From Washington Post

A few were fleeing the law: Two were facing designer-drug charges in China; another had been accused of botched biohacking surgeries in the U.S.

From Slate