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Citizen Bio

He self-testedthe polio vaccine on himself and his family, saving millions oflives in the...

[laughs] [Aaron] He self-tested
the polio vaccine on himself and his family, saving millions of
lives in the process, and creating open source
information that was then able to spread freely around the
world and eradicate the disease in a timeframe that could
never have occurred, had he not made
all those decisions, on behalf of himself
and humanity

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[Aaron] He self-tested the polio vaccine
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on himself and his family,
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saving millions of lives in the process,
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and creating open source information that was then able
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to spread freely around the world and eradicate the disease
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in a timeframe that could never have occurred,
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had he not made all those decisions,
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on behalf of himself and humanity.
Duration
23 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:31
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Screen Siren Pictures,Dog Fish Films,The Donaldson Company,Showtime Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

CITIZEN BIO follows the stories of four of America's most notorious bio-hackers and their relationships with Aaron Traywick, self-proclaimed bio-hacker who was found dead at a meditation spa at the age of 28.
It's about not waiting around for other companies, - Citizen Bio 00:10
It's about not waiting around for other companies,
It's about taking it into your own hands, - Citizen Bio 00:08
It's about taking it into your own hands,
Suspenseful music - Citizen Bio 00:07
Suspenseful music
"I have a ton of money. I'm gonna be a biohacker. - Citizen Bio 00:05
"I have a ton of money. I'm gonna be a biohacker.
And we're gonna upend the system." - Citizen Bio 00:15
And we're gonna upend the system."
A big part of hacking and hacking culture - Citizen Bio 00:10
A big part of hacking and hacking culture
[Biohacker] Okay, we're gonna make an agarose gel - Citizen Bio 00:07
[Biohacker] Okay, we're gonna make an agarose gel
[door shutting] [beeping] - Citizen Bio 00:18
[door shutting] [beeping]
[steam hissing] - Citizen Bio 00:11
[steam hissing]
For thousands of years, humans have been engaged - Citizen Bio 00:05
For thousands of years, humans have been engaged
We made medical discoveries by testing on ourselves. - Citizen Bio 00:04
We made medical discoveries by testing on ourselves.
Self-experimentation and citizen science - Citizen Bio 00:05
Self-experimentation and citizen science
That's when the Naturalist Movement emerged, - Citizen Bio 00:06
That's when the Naturalist Movement emerged,
Major discoveries were made in all branches of science - Citizen Bio 00:08
Major discoveries were made in all branches of science
And then when science and technology merged - Citizen Bio 00:08
And then when science and technology merged
In the early 20th century, - Citizen Bio 00:10
In the early 20th century,
Regulatory bodies, like the FDA, - Citizen Bio 00:06
Regulatory bodies, like the FDA,
World War II ushers in the atomic age, - Citizen Bio 00:09
World War II ushers in the atomic age,
Corporations and the government - Citizen Bio 00:09
Corporations and the government
Big Pharma privatizes advances in medicine, - Citizen Bio 00:09
Big Pharma privatizes advances in medicine,