Biohackers: Future generations are going to grow up tinkering not with computers, but with life itselfBy Melissa Dykes I thought, Biohacking? Seriously? Yes, seriously. According toSputnik News and Foreign Policy, biohacking is no longer a science fictionconcept, and Google Director and transhumanist Ray Kurzweil claims it will be an everyday reality for us all real soon. Ill admit, initially my only reference to biohacking prior to looking into this (and I obviously have a lot to learn here) came froma video game I once played called Bioshock which allowed a gamer to, Biologically mod yourbody with plasmids genetic augmentations that empower you with dozens of fantastic abilities! That game came out in 2007, nearly a decade ago. Even then, I wondered to myself what it would be like to live in a world where only rich elites could afford such things. Talk about a literal breakaway civilization! Now the term is everywhere. Read what is being reported on biohacking these days (via Sputnik): The cool new edgything isnt hacking servers. Its hacking life. In fact, that article isnt even really about us hacking ourselves in a Bioshock way to begin with. Thats just the period on the end of a very long sentence titled, Scientists Plan to Genetically Engineer Animals to be Used by US Military. Its about the Secret of NIMH-esque horrors ongoing at DARPA for our burgeoning military-industrial complex. Lets continue: After realizing that it was too challenging tobuild aircraft that were that tiny and reliable, DARPA turned its attention toinsects, which are already abundant and engineered bynature tobe better thananything humans could make. DARPA has spent the pastdecade researching how humans can control insects and mammals throughelectronic impulses tothe brain, aswell asthrough genetic modifications tothe nervous systems ofinsects, Foreign Policy reports. The results have been surprisingly successful: Scientists can now hijack the brains ofbeetles and order them tostop, start, and turn, and are working onmore advanced directions. Scientists also are looking tocreate tech-integrated insects that can be controlled bydrone operators. Humans controlling insects and mammals throughelectronic impulses tothe brain sounds a lot like a modern-day MKUltra program, doesnt it? Oh, but theyd never do that, would they? Because theyre running such an ethical operation? Worse, everyone is apparently going to jump on the Dr. Frankenstein bandwagon. Gee, sounds fun. Doesnt anyone see a huge problem with this? Ironically, just last night we watched an episode of X-files where a genetic engineer who worked with reptile DNA transformed himself into a deadly, shapeshifting half-human, half-reptile who could climb walls and spit a blinding venom that slowly liquified his victims. Normally Id watch that as fiction but Melissa Dykes (formerly Melton) is a co-founder of TruthstreamMedia.com, where this article first appeared. She is an experienced researcher, graphic artist and investigative journalist with a passion for liberty and a dedication to truth. Her aim is to expose the New World Order for what it is a prison for the human soul from which we must break free. 