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The terms '''biohacking''' and '''wetware hacking''' emphasize the connection to [[hacker culture]] and the [[hacker ethic]].<ref name=Hicks>{{Cite web|last = Jennifer Hicks |title = The Biohacking Hobbyist|work = Forbes|accessdate = 2016-06-19|date = 2014-03-15|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferhicks/2014/03/15/move-over-hackers-biohackers-are-here/}}</ref> The term hacker is used in the original sense of finding new and clever ways to do things.

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The terms are used to refer to several things:

'''Biohacking''', '''biohacker''', or '''biohack''' may refer to:

* [[Do-it-yourself biology]], biotechnological social movement in which individuals and small organizations study biology using the same methods as traditional research institutions

* [[Grinder (biohacking)]], people that [[body modification|alter their own bodies]] by implanting do-it-yourself cybernetic devices<ref>{{Cite web|title = What is biohacking and why should we care?|url = https://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/biohacking-care/|website = PBS NewsHour|publisher = |accessdate = 2015-10-30|language = |date = 2014-09-23|last = Michels|first = Spencer}}</ref>

* [[Self-experimentation_in_medicine#gene_therapy|Do-it-yourself gene therapy]]; people that self-experiment with DIY gene therapies<ref>[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23631520-100-biohackers-are-using-crispr-on-their-dna-and-we-cant-stop-it/ My body, my genes]</ref>

* [[Self-experimentation_in_medicine#intramuscular_DNA_injection|Do-it-yourself intramuscular DNA injection]]; people that self-experiment with intramuscular DNA injection

* [[Nutrigenomics]], using nutrition to hack/take control of the human biology

* ''[[Biohackers]]'', 2020 German techno-thriller streaming television series

==References==

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==Science and medicine==

* [[Body hacking]], the application of the hacker ethic to improve one's own body

* [[CRISPR gene editing]], genetic engineering technique in molecular biology by which the genomes of living organisms may be modified

* [[Do-it-yourself biology]], biotechnological social movement in which individuals and small organizations study biology using the same methods as traditional research institutions

* [[Gene knockout]], genetic engineering technique that involves the targeted removal or inactivation of a specific gene within an organism's genome

* [[Quantified self]], measuring various biomarkers and behaviors to try to optimize health

* [[Performance psychology]], improving ones mental and behavioural capabilities to boost performance

* [[Synthetic biology]], field of science that involves redesigning organisms for useful purposes by engineering them to have new abilities

==See also==

* [[Nootropic]], drugs, supplements, and other substances to improve cognitive function in healthy individuals

* [[Nutrigenomics]], study of the relationship between human genome, nutrition and health

* [[Self-experimentation in medicine]], scientific experimentation in which the experimenter performs the experiment on themselves

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