Want to hack yourself?
Ever thought you would rebel against the rules? Then know that you are not alone! Even among scientists, there are people like you, who at one point rebelled against the rules of law. Biology has made unprecedented discoveries in the twenty-first century. For example, gene therapy, Crisper Cas9. Just as it is possible to treat a deadly genetic disease with this technology, it is also possible to take the first step towards becoming a superhuman. He needs enough research, at least for a decade or two of clinical trials. It is a way for researchers to collect large amounts of information without rushing, making many intolerant. And the ethics of research hangs like a thorn in the flesh. This control over biology is very strict because it is very high to use biology for political or ideological interests. How the Nazi Party used Judaism to make some very skeptical theories of biology. That’s why scientists can’t research to increase human strength or do genetic engineering on embryos. Who can say that you will not use this research to make super soldiers?
But the slow pace of caution is making some people intolerant. These are the rebels. Their words are not like throwing away. How many people are suffering and dying from genetic diseases right now? Why aren’t scientists fixing them fast now? Why are they doing things slowly with the advent of technology? Isn’t it going to kill people?
Josiah Zaina is one of these rebels. He was the first man to use the Crisper system on himself. The former NASA biochemist has made a name for himself among biohackers with his company Odin. Odin to get started by supplying various tools to biohackers.
Zayna is adamantly opposed to keeping biology in a traditional laboratory. According to him, he wants to hand over the new technologies to the common person. You don’t need crores of rupees to do these. Jaina is by his side whenever he has someone’s encouragement, ability to spend something and indomitable desire to study.
Just as Zayna changed her microbiome, she also blackened some parts of her skin with the melanin gene. He has even applied genetic engineering to increase his left arm muscle, although it is believed to have failed.
What does ‘hack’ mean? Build something without caring about the rules, as you wish. We think that hacking into a person’s computer is against his will. But that’s just a negative example. Hacks can be for entertainment, to learn something new, to play. In which creativity is unhindered. In the sixties and seventies, hackers built everything on a computer on a free platform. Like Linux Torvalds — an ordinary student, he laid the foundations of the major operating systems of the present age. People like Zeiner believe that this is the time for biology.
Do you want to make bacteria that glow in the dark? Want to do genetic engineering with your own hands? Suffering from a congenital disease, do you want to fix it? Become a biohacker. No formal degree is required. People are attracted to hear that.