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biopunk

noun

Etymology

From bio- + -punk, apparently on the model of cyberpunk. Compare biotech.

Definitions

  1. A hobbyist who experiments with DNA and other aspects of genetics.

    • Using equipment ordered from online biopunk shops, he is trying to manipulate the genome of a common (but not necessarily harmless) bacterium, Serratia marcescens.

  2. A technoprogressive movement advocating open access to genetic information.

  3. A science fiction genre that focuses on biotechnology and subversives.

    • At its heart, The Wind Up Girl is a biopunk thriller following a^([sic]) undercover corporate agent and a genetically modified woman – but its detailed, bleak depiction of the effects of climate change sets it apart.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for biopunk. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA