Biohackers contemplate growing up, at least a bit

Biohackers, traditionally, are about as anti-authoritarian as it gets. But they’re now selectively embracing mainstream science: Gathering this past weekend in Vegas at the Biohack the Planet conference, these folks — notorious for, like, CRISPR'ing themselves and whatnot — actually displayed scientific posters and debated the merits of peer review. One discussion, STAT’s Rebecca Robbins reports, involved creating a biohacker-style institutional review board.

As one biohacker put it: “I would like to propose that we grow up a little bit.” 

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