Tag: biohacking

• Patri Friedman implanted a Tesla key in his hand in a private libertarian city

  April 14, 2025

  “I’ve gotten in the habit of getting crazy medical treatments when I’m here that are only available in Prospera,” says Patri Friedman. Watch the full replay of Patri Friedman &… more ›

• Could mRNA make us superhuman?

  December 5, 2021

  Barely a year ago, Anna Blakney was working in a relatively inconspicuous, niche field of science in a lab in London. Few people outside of her scientific circles had heard… more ›

• Realizing the potential of synthetic biology to help people and the planet

  April 11, 2021

  Synthetic biology brings together multiple disciplines – across the biological sciences, computer science, engineering, social sciences and beyond – to design useful things from the building blocks of life. Tools… more ›

• AI is Industrializing Discovery

  November 26, 2019

  One of the defining characteristics in an industrial revolution is the fundamental shift from a bespoke, artisan process to an  industrialized, engineerable, repeatable one. https://a16z.com/2019/11/19/ai-industrializing-discovery-biology-healthcare/ more ›

• Don’t change your DNA at home, says America’s first CRISPR law

  August 10, 2019

  It’s going to be illegal in California to sell consumers “gene therapy kits” unless they carry a warning that says not to use them on yourself. Just one wrinkle: we’re… more ›