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Meet the Biohackers

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09/12/2018 GMT

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Can you use technology to change your biology? 

Can you use technology to change your biology? Catrin Nye meets the biohackers - people trying to push the limits of what it means to be human.

Biohackers are people who want to make their bodies and brains function better - by 'hacking' their biology. That could be as simple as taking vitamin supplements but if you call yourself a Biohacker you're likely doing far more than that. In this film Catrin Nye meets people inserting technology under their skin, trying to edit their DNA, changing their diet to try and live to 150 and trying to create entirely new human senses. Catrin meets people in the UK, Germany and the US who want to push the limits of what it means to be human.

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