Life is defined by many factors. Respiration, metabolism, self-replication, etc.
Although it is not the same as life itself, heredity is a very interesting function of life.
For example, the metabolism of alcohol is said to be genetically related. About 44% of Japanese people do not have ALDH2, the enzyme that breaks down acetaldehyde, or their function is weak and acetaldehyde tends to accumulate.
My maternal grandfather was an alcoholic, my father was an alcoholic and I cannot drink alcohol because I do not have an alcohol-degrading enzyme (it does not suit my constitution).
In February 2022, I had to undergo a full examination for suspected glaucoma. Glaucoma is a disease that causes a loss of vision, but according to my doctor, this is a complication of the myopia I inherited from my parents (because the proteins in my eyes are constitutionally prone to oval deformation) and is “100% genetic”.
I was not familiar with this field so I looked into it. In dictionary examples, it seems that biohacking can also be described as “Sunday laborer biology,” “garage biology,” “amateur genetic engineering,” and so on.
Tools and equipment for biohacking can be easily purchased online, which means that biohacking is a buzzword that brings together the high-tech, wellness, anti-aging, and science communities. Some dictionaries refer to it as “using biology to help one’s own body function more efficiently.” The most basic seems to be that it means to allow the body and mind to function better.
This is an area I’ve never been familiar with, but I’m very interested in these subjects!
私はこの分野に詳しくなかったので、調べてみました。辞書の例文などでは、バイオハッキングは、「日曜大工の生物学」、「ガレージ生物学」、「アマチュア遺伝子工学」などとも形容されるようです。
バイオハッキングのためのツールや機器は、オンラインで簡単に購入することができ、バイオハッキングは、ハイテク、ウェルネス、アンチエイジング、科学のコミュニティを結びつける流行語であるということです。「生物学を用いて自身の身体がより効率良く機能するようにすること」としている辞書もあります。最も基本的なことは、身体や心がより良く機能するようにすることを意味するということのようです。
今までよく知らない分野でしたが、このようなテーマは非常に興味があります！
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I joined BHA because I am interested in food tech technologies such as cultured meat, plant-based meat, and 3D food printers.
Looking at food, issues such as population growth, imbalance between supply and demand for food production due to climate change, pollution and environmental problems related to food production, and animal welfare have existed continuously for decades.
It is very interesting to see that biotechnology is one of the ways to solve or improve these challenges.
食料について見ると、人口増加や気候変動による食料生産の需給バランスの崩れ、食料生産にまつわる公害や環境問題、動物福祉などの課題は数十年前から継続して存在します。
これらの課題に対して、バイオが解決や改善の方法の一つとなっていることは非常に興味深いです。