• @Waker@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6•2 years ago

    What is bio hacking?

    I think the mods on this community should implement a rule or maybe a suggestion that people expand on the topic. I’m saying this because it does seem like a topic that would interest me, but without context and having no previous knowdlege of it, I’ll just move on to the next post.

    • @AdminWorker@lemmy.caEnglish
      6•2 years ago

      My understanding is people who make hardware upgrades to their body:

      • ametur surgery to add a magnet to your index finger
      • taking eye enzymes from cave fish and injecting it into a friends eye rk get short term super night vision
      • attaching two prosthetic legs that makes you run faster and longer
      • open source hardware and software for an artificial pancreas

      Stuff like that

      • @Waker@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2•2 years ago

        That’s insanely cool… And equally scary haha

        Thanks for explaining it to me though!

      • @Fizz@lemmy.nzEnglish
        1•2 years ago

        Isnt it also stuff lime taking supplements and steroids. From what I’ve seen there is almost no reason not to take testosterone and become enhanced.

        • @AdminWorker@lemmy.caEnglish
          3•2 years ago

          Testosterone is a hormone. Excess testosterone causes heart issues. (I am not familiar all with current steroids). Injecting crap into eyes can easily cause damage. Ametur surgery has a lot of scarring. Deaths from feedback loops of a diabetic coma with artificial kidneys happen. There is a lot of risk with “bio hacking” and a lot of “supplements” are either dangerous or snake oil