DIY Biohacking: Do(n’t) Try This at Home 

Should biohacking be enabled or restricted?

Dude's got a phd, worked for NASA. That's not ur regular DIYer. I feel like he may be qualified.

"You always imagine that doctors will be there for you, or scientists will be there for you, or somebody will be there for you. But, a lot of times it's just not the case"...... "Be your own hope"! Very well said!

The big thing is...this tech WILL be used. We just need to make sure it's available to everyone not just elites and rich

You guys remember when this guy replaced his entire G.I. microbiome because it was failing him?? The man’s a legend and an inspiration. His philosophy on self-healing and his approach to science are absolutely nothing to be in up in arms about.

That is dangerous but then that's how man learnt to light a fire....

I love how people are concerned about "bad stuff happening" when cigarettes and alcohol are legal 🫠. Makes sense.

I biohack every day via a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts.

Using DIY CRISPR to change one or a few specific genes in your DNA (to change a trait about you) is easy in theory, but incredibly difficult in practice. There's a reason why most single gene disorders don't have CRISPR-based treatments yet - it's not only difficult to DELIVER the CRISPR system reliably to your DNA to get a desired effect, but we also don't know about all the downstream and long term effects. Imo its quite important to know how complicated genetics is and those who don't understand this should stay away from DIY CRISPR. Open to discussion :)

This channel always put something interesting and totally different than normal thinking

This should be supported for small scale stuff like targeting enzymes. Thought Emporium on youtube already cured himself of severe lactose intolerance using this tech. Imagine for instance, editing genes so you can fully digest cellulose, making any leaf a calorie rich meal.

I think what that dope dude was saying and what Odin is doing is for a noble cause. Also I agree that having a select few that are rich and powerful, and in the most top of the top elites having the only access to something life saving is not a great thing.

Remember kids, the government loves you very much, knows what's best for you and is using your money very efficiently.

“Be your own hope”…. I agree with that statement 100%

This dude is the business! They should be pushing this tech, getting more people involved! Amazing stuff!

I do really like this man. It seems he was trying to save many people's life. I hope he can keep doing what he want. Medical companies must hate him, the profits they want sounds really too much.

Designer babies would be cool. Make them glow in the dark for the 1st few years of their life so you know where they are, you can save on night lights! Maybe make them bounce so they don't get hurt when they fall. You know the basic stuff!

This is very informative. Thank you freethink team for this. Love your stuff.♥

Thanks for the vid! So much to learn about biohacking…currently exploring nutrigenomics, DIY biology, and grinder.

I love this guy for no reason at all

I hope to get into this. This is next level self improvement.

Imagine all of the underground biohacking thats happening as were watching this

Looking at this production quality, the view count always surprises me. Hopeful that the algorithm will smile upon the channel soon.

I totally agree with this guys message... but the mistakes made by the narrator in describing this technology (zero judgment or criticism from me you guys did a decent job compared to a lot of science journalism) do highlight the reason why science is elitist. It’s not that the information is necessarily locked away (it is...) but that it it sufficiently complicated that you can’t really understand it without training. Also... He most likely did not transfer himself with the CRISPR construct he made... if I remember correctly he did not load it into a virus. So even if his chemical transfection method worked it probably had an undetectable change in the gene.

I like this guy soo much, please let him know that 😂

i love you josiah bro!! i solute your thoughts!!

Im 100% modifying myself into a super villain..

Interesting.. Knowledge is the key New sub

It's not always 100% accurate in labs, that's why it's dangerous to even try it in garage

I remember this guy from Unnatural Selection on Netflix.

this is what we have to do until "public" universities in the US are public again. Right now "science" is only accessable to those who can ace standardized tests and pony up $30k + a years tuition to look at ppt slides. There are a lot of innovative people out there that just want to do hands on science without the bureaucracy, elitism and high pricetag of a university.

If he wants to do it on himself, fair enough. I wouldn't buy a kit from him to do experiments on myself, I'd buy some weed from him though 😂

It went clear over my head, the point that is. Directly over my head.

I'm gonna inject so much crispr that I become a super-villain

Too good man . But ,there is problem gene editing is complex and could have undesired consequence . So we should also have tools and mechanism to counter this .

I’m just saying. I’d be cool to have my tendons replaced with ostrich tendons. Who wouldn’t want to run over 40 mph?

We wouldn’t have cars if they were banned due to crashes

Finally something actually useful instead of just nfc chips that function the same taped on your hand as they do inside your hand

I think he has some solid points. If we have a chance to prevent any disease or all of them so far we know. We should try that

When John Oliver says you're wrong, you're probably on the right track.

Its really hurt to see only 500k people subscriber for a quality channel which deserve 5m atleast.

Thanks!

SKEPTICAL PERSPECTIVE AHEAD: I understand (and personally agree with) the perspective that the FRUITS of this technology should be available to everyone regardless of race, gender identity, religion, sex, creed, social class, etc. That being said, I have a significant issue with the idea that the tools to edit the genome of an organism should be made available to anyone who wants it. CRISPR is in its infancy, it is already incredibly capable and nobody knows how much more capable and easy to use it will be in the future. It is currently within the realm of capability to genetically modify a deadly bacteria/virus and destroy humanity at a large scale. I don't think it's in our best interest to make such a powerful tool readily available. You're required to register your car, register firearms, register heavy machinery, boats, anything that can do damage. I believe every positive application of this technology should be equally available to anyone who needs/wants it, but open access is a recipe for disaster.

Lol, anybody else notice one of the gals wearing a Jurassic park t-shirt?

I think that the scariest thing is that most people won’t have access to (or even care about) disposing their waste properly and there is no way of knowing what kind of effect that could have on the environment. Not to mention intentionally malicious actors who would try and make something to actively harm other people.

It’s not just self experimentation that I think Josiah is encouraging...it’s also “a valuable exercise in citizen science” ok they just said it

This is fascinating

It's good that he's trying to spread it among everyone. It's just that we know so little about what DNA does that changing it can potentially mess you up. Hope people are aware when they buy from him

It's not obvious which is the better choice, but my hunch is that it is GOOD that it is available to the public. The bureaucratic pipeline surrounding pharmaceuticals, therapeutics, and the FDA takes way too long, sometimes for good reason and sometimes for not so good reason. Regulations regarding participating in human trials VOLUNTARILY creates many scenarios where people dying of cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, various genetic disorders (like the neurodegenerative Huntington's disease) just have to sit and wait with crossed fingers for a new drug that shows promise to take 5 years to see if 100 people or whatever are positively influenced. The people that will die from this will be few relative to the people constantly dying because of the bureaucracy of the 'official' pipeline. I'm not saying down with regulations, I'm just saying it should be the biggest priority in the world to reduce those regulations to the bare minimum possible to still allow for a high degree of safety. not to mention it creates an opportunity for bioengineering garage startups, something not really possible back in the day; software was the only garage entrepreneurship for the most part that anyone could do. 3d printers made manufacturing and engineering startups possible. and this makes bioengineering startups with a very very very small budget possible. I'm not saying bioengineers using diy crispr kits should be immediately injecting people, I'm saying it seems like a GREAT thing that they could do experiments on live cells and things like that in a petri dish.

Dudes my hero.

I'm so okay for Making science so much more available for independent passionate people. I find the current structure of science and control, holding back so much. Science should be happy because it's all just free research for them that "they don't have to be responsible for but can benefit from learning from the outcomes" so imagine human trials, where they don't have to be responsible and still gather insight from? They should love that. It's not going to stop big companies to continue to make Profits. They will always find ways, so idk why they have such a freak out reaction over anything that thinks outside the box...

RU-vid's algorithm slipped with this vid. This should've been in my recommended. People doing to their bodies what they do their PCs. Yes. Certainly. Science is for everyone. Do not continue to let others create our perception of reality.

this guy is such a nerd, i love it

"We are doing everything for noble cause, our technology would save the world. I tried to make a statement abot how rich get all the medicine and wanted to popularize it. For people's sake... Did i say that we are gonna save the world?" Describe tech, don't describe how important and influential it is.

Could you get rid of ADHD with Biohacking?

This is a dangerous premise.

I think he makes some valid arguments. I do think the risk is potentially high, but historically there have always been big risk takers that have made big breakthroughs. It's hard to say what's right here and i think that anyone who says it's easy to declare authoritatively one way or the other are selling something.

LMAO!!! Megan Hochstrasser's eye brow HAHAHHAHHH

one step closer to my army of wasp/spider/rats

You can bioengineer a short term solution to lactose intolerance. Someone on RU-vid did it with genetically modified yeast. Why isn’t this a big thing?

So few views this video should have thousands of millions is an interesting information, i want to know more about this is just blow my mind. Yes it could be dangerous, this could cure a lot of disease but you never know to where this paths will lead you that is the risk.

My god, be careful people, for yourselves and the public.

USA banned CRISPR embryo editing but GM food is legal.

I am just speaking off the top of my head here, but if someone will inject themselves with Black Tar Heroin and roll the dice to die then why not use your brain and body to educate yourself instead. At least this may give you a new love of science and an understanding of the human or the genome that could lead you to a new and productive use of the mind. Not saying go out and try it but if you are about to throw your life away, then at least use it for good.

Actually, it’s also illegal in China, that doctor He was sentenced to three years' imprisonment then.

Doing this hurts the field itself by showing such recklessness

he is an artist

Well, not everyone. Most people can access it but it need to be control. Once you have the correct sequence for certain virus or bacteria, you can replicate it and then possibly spread either to an individual or a whole country.

His heart is in the right place but he’s so smart it’s hard to measure what an appropriate response is in terms of making a statement.

I don’t care about the risks there might be. I would rather die instead of failing. I will go through anything to achieve my goal. There is no possibility of failure because I can’t fail. It’s not me just not wanting to fail, it’s me not being able to fail. Failure is not an option. I will do whatever it takes.

"Be your own hope"

this guy is Clovis Bray in the making !

i just added editing my own genome to my bucket list

5:57 I think the Jurassic Park shirt is a little on the nose lol

I had no idea Ed Bassmaster has a PhD and worked at NASA. Neat.

…okay but what did he actually do when he injected himself? What was he trying to do? I feel like that’s a super important part of the story here.

How should I start learning this skill? Where could I buy the tools?

Feel like we are walking such a fine line next to a very very slippery slope

Wasn't there a video game that had a similar premise? Oh yea Bioshock... cool to think about and explore in a video game but to do IRL I don't know

Cool!!!!!!!!!!

There used to be diy crispr cas kit on amazon but not anymore.

I need to find this guy and get some modifications done.

I like this guy already...

Real life Rick Sanchez

he bout to be the first ripper doc

it is all about being able to make personal choices concerning your own health. remember. it is not what your dr knows that will kill you. it is what he does not know. ie. people with diabeties should not take hot showers or baths. look it up for your self. how many of you with high blood sugar were told about how not to use hot water while bathing?

tech should be accessible to anyone

Reminds me of that time I was forced to take a vaccine so could get a job or buy food or go outside my house. Good times

It reminds me of people int the first half of the 20th century who thought that radiation has some wonderous health benefits and started putting radioactive material into cosmetics and stuf...

You don't control me. I'm installing a microchip in my brain right now just you wait.

How do I get a kit and can I fix my PKD.

No one is coming to save us. There is no promised land, unsheathe the blade, and either die in glory, or trimputh forevermore

My body, my choice right? Except for when you can’t control the narrative…

Given the absolute shitshow that was the medical establishment over the last three years, I'll take this guy's approach any day. Think on it this way: if the current attitude of the medical establishment was in place in the 1800s, we'd still be back in the 1800s.

Biohacking can be described as citizen or do-it-yourself biology. For many “biohackers,” this consists of making small, incremental diet or lifestyle changes to make small improvements in your health and well-being.

I know this guy from his series on netflix

Odd how those who agree to euthanasia and parent- voluntary termination of pregnancy think "Someone might get hurt" means bodily autonomy must be suspended.

In the United States, germline gene editing is not explicitly illegal under federal law.

Hi where do you get these kits from ?

How long is the wait until the bio hack take effect? Are they talking to enhance brain function or cell growth, what about the elderly community? Would they be willing to try new medicine?