Biohacking, Bodies and Do-It-Yourself The Cultural Politics of Hacking Life Itself

From self-help books and nootropics, to self-tracking and home health tests, to the tinkering with technology and biological particles - biohacking brings biology, medicine, and the material foundation of life into the sphere of »do-it-yourself«. This trend has the potential to fundamentally change...

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Main Author: Grewe-Salfeld, Mirjam (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2021
Series:American Culture Studies 36
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