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Biohacker who injected himself with CRISPR DNA is under investigation

Josiah Zayner is accused of practising medicine without a license

19-May-2019

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Biohackers are people who experiment on their own bodies outside of traditional labs.

High-profile practitioners are making biohacking into an increasingly popular lifestyle.

Josiah Zayner runs a company called the Odin out of his garage in Oakland, California.

Zayner sells biohacking supplies ranging from $20 DNA to a $1,849 do-it-yourself genetic engineering kit.

Biohacker holds a PhD in biophysics and used to work on synthetic biology at NASA.

Zayner gave himself a faecal transplant in a hotel room, tried to genetically engineer his own skin colour.

In 2017, Josiah Zayner injected himself with DNA from the gene-editing technology CRISPR.

Zayner live streamed that experiment.

Biohacker in under investigation now, facing up to three years in jail and a $10,000 fine.

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Josiah Zayner

Biohacker, Founder and CEO of The ODIN company

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