Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. Preface: Amidst a Global Pandemic 7
4. PART I: INTRODUCTIONS
5. 1 Introduction: Biotechnologies, Bodies and Biomakers 17
6. 2 Biology and Culture – an Overview of the Field 33
7. PART II: BACKGROUND
8. 3 The Promise of Small Things – The Cultural Presence of (Molecular) Biology 75
9. 4 With my Own two Hands – Tracing DIY from Individualism to Maker Culture 97
10. PART III: ‘HACKING’ LIFE ITSELF
11. 5 ‘Hacking’ Life Itself – In Pursuit of a Definition 129
12. 6 #iambulletproof – A Layperson’s Guide to Self-Enhancement 137
13. 7 A Pill for Every Ill – Drugs and Supplements 155
14. 8 Test Yourself – Making the Invisible Visible 175
15. 9 Homo Technologicus? – The Technological Self, Inside Out 197
16. 10 “The Human Need to Fiddle” – Tinkering with Technology 217
17. PART IV: REFLECTIONS
18. 11 Discussing DIY 241
19. 12 Conclusion: Between Politics and Promise 281
20. Works Cited 291