Biohacking: Rules of Engagement
Biohacker Josiah Zayner is famous for experimenting on himself using the gene editing tool CRISPR. But when such powerful technology exists that can alter human biology, should we also have a code of conduct for biohacking?
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Show Notes
Josiah Zayner is a biohacker who’s famous for, among other things, injecting himself with the gene-editing tool CRISPR. At a time when the technology exists for us to change, or hack, our own DNA, what are the ethics of experimenting on ourselves, and others at home? Arielle Duhaime-Ross has been following Zayner’s story and talks to him about how he’s thinking about human experimentation today. Plus: new efforts to come up with a code of conduct for biohackers, from legislation to self-regulation.
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Links to resources discussed:
From Arielle Duhaime-Ross’ original report for The Verge:
From Vox.com: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/8/13/20802059/california-crispr-biohacking-illegal-josiah-zayner
From The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/02/biohacking-stunts-crispr/553511/
Josiah Zayner’s company website http://www.the-odin.com/
Global Community BioSummit https://www.biosummit.org/
Featuring:
Josiah Zayner @4LOVofScience
Alex Pearlman @lexikon1
Senator Ling Ling Chang @L2ChangCA
Host:
Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset
Our theme music is by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder.
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