If things had worked out for biomedical entrepreneur Aaron Traywick, he might be alive today, peddling experimental coronavirus cures concocted in kitchens and garages by DIY biohackers who may or may not have any idea what they’re doing. As it is, Traywick was found dead in 2018 at the age of 28, after a doomed stab at establishing a startup that would, among other services, connect ailing (or dysphoric) customers with gene-modification drugs made by lone-wolf amateur scientists. Less than a year before his death, Traywick appeared in a Facebook Live stream in which a computer programmer named Tristan Roberts ...
- 10/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
If things had worked out for biomedical entrepreneur Aaron Traywick, he might be alive today, peddling experimental coronavirus cures concocted in kitchens and garages by DIY biohackers who may or may not have any idea what they’re doing. As it is, Traywick was found dead in 2018 at the age of 28, after a doomed stab at establishing a startup that would, among other services, connect ailing (or dysphoric) customers with gene-modification drugs made by lone-wolf amateur scientists. Less than a year before his death, Traywick appeared in a Facebook Live stream in which a computer programmer named Tristan Roberts ...
- 10/30/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"What does that mean for me to change my DNA, what does that mean for me as a human being?" Good questions. Showtime has released an official trailer for an intriguing documentary film titled Citizen Bio, examining the controversial world of "bio-hacking." This hasn't premiered at any festivals, but will debut streaming on Showtime soon. Citizen Bio follows the stories of four of America's most notorious biohackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, a self-proclaimed biohacker whose life took a tragic turn when he was mysteriously found dead in a float pod at a meditation spa at the age of 28 in 2018. Biohacking is the part of the new "do-it-yourself biology" culture, a growing biotechnological social movement, which involvements individuals developing their own methods for body modification or improving body functions. The film introduces us to biohackers and their experiments. A very captivating look at the pharmaceutical / medical industries and how...
- 9/27/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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