Meanings
plural biohackers
- informalA person that engages in biohacking.
"Perhaps in a few years there will be movies about biohackers creating Frankensteinian monsters" [says] sociologist Everett Rogers.
1988 January 31, Michael Shrage, “Opinion - Playing God In Your Basement”, in The Washington Post1 more example
The bill — even though it is in just one state and has yet to pass — set off a storm of concern in the biohacker community because it seemed to be the first step in a crackdown we all fear is coming. […] I can’t think of many biohackers — or any citizens — who wouldn’t support a ban on involuntary microchipping (though at least for now, that’s a baseless fear).
2019 May 21, Zoltan Istvan, “A Chip in My Hand Unlocks My House. Why Does That Scare People?”, in The New York Times
Origin
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