Biohackers
Christian Ditter
Television
The promise and perils of synthetic biology take center stage in a fast-paced new Netflix series
The first season of the Netflix series Biohackers, consisting of six episodes released on the streaming platform on 20 August, tells a fictional tale centered around the sociotechnological movement known as do-it-yourself (DIY) biology, in which amateurs, professionals, anarchists, and civic-minded citizens push the boundaries of mainstream biology. The show’s main characters include a wealthy…
