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

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

From The Daily Beast