Genetically Engineering Yourself Sounds Like a Horrible Idea—But This Guy Is Doing It Anyway

For many years, I closely covered biohackers, a subculture of DIY scientists who took advantage of increasingly accessible genetic technologies to do their own experiments at home. No scientist was as bold as Josiah Zayner (who now goes by Josie Zayner). In this feature story for Gizmodo, I tell the story of Zayner, who was on a quest to become the ultimate DIY science project.

(Illustration by Angelica Alzona for Gizmodo)