Hacker News with Generative AI: Biohacking

Ask HN: A friend has brain cancer: any bio hacks that worked? (ycombinator.com)
A friend recently got diagnosed with stage 4 GBM. It's the 4th person I know who has it, and it's getting old, so I want to help, bio-hacking style.
Cancer, Health, Biohacking, Community
156 points by d--b 8 days ago | 364 comments
My Experience Biohacking (vale.rocks)
Biohacking is a term that has unfortunately become entangled with tabloid tips, TikTok health trends, and pseudo’science’. However, beneath this surface noise exists dedicated communities exploring the frontiers of human enhancement through do-it-yourself cybernetics, biochemistry, and body modifications. Communities driven by interests in transhumanism and an alignment with the hacker ethos that push boundaries in ways that extend far beyond the conventional ear piercing.
Biohacking, Human Enhancement, Technology, Transhumanism, DIY
72 points by OuterVale 9 days ago | 55 comments
Bryan Johnson – The World's Most Expensive Eating Disorder (desmolysium.com)
In my early twenties, I had a two-year-long period during which my body fat was ultra-low (4.8% on the only DEXA scan I had done during that time). I became very obsessive and tolerated an unbelievable amount of self-torture to reach my goals. I also developed very weird eating habits and was rigid about my meal timing – I could not stand breaking my fasts by even a few minutes.
Health, Eating Disorders, Personal Stories, Biohacking
18 points by collected 50 days ago | 9 comments
Yesterday, I plugged this guy into my laptop and sequenced a genome in 24 hours (reddit.com)
In the 90s, Human Genome Project cost billions of dollars and took over 10 years. Yesterday, I plugged this guy into my laptop and sequenced a genome in 24 hours.
Genomics, Science, Technology, Biohacking
41 points by taubek 85 days ago | 8 comments
Beyond longevity: The DIY quest to cheat death and stop aging (inverse.com)
Longevity, Aging, Science, Biohacking, Health
6 points by makerdiety 198 days ago | 2 comments
The civil war in the biohacking movement (unherd.com)
Biohacking, Technology, Ethics, Society
10 points by bisxuits 273 days ago | 1 comments