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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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of biohacking1

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

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Example Sentences

McCauley is fairly moderate in his views on biohacking, which he says means that he “offends everybody.”

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