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'''Biohacker''' is a term used to describe an individual who experiments with [[DNA]] and other aspects of [[genetics]], usuallyboth outsidewithin ofand outside an academic, governmental or corporate [[laboratory]]. Biohackers are similar to computer [[hackers]] who are hobbyists and like to tinker with DNA and other aspects of genetics.

The exponential advances in biological technology typified by the approximate doubling of DNA sequencing and synthesis efficiencies on an annual basis without cost increases (similar to [[Moore's law]] for computer systems) is likely to create a subculture of biohackers who will increasingly tinker with available genes and even create completely new genes with novel functions.