# Amateur Gods

Stories and thoughts from the cutting edge of genetic biohacking

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## [In Support of Inbreeding](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/in-support-of-inbreeding)

_2026-05-13 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Just give me a chance

## [Horse DNA Needed for Unicorn R&D](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/horse-dna-needed-for-unicorn-r-and)

_2026-04-02 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Seriously

## [One Week in the Life of Josie in SF](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/one-week-in-the-life-of-josie-in)

_2026-01-02 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

A gonzo stream of consciousness writing

## [Man shall be a laughing stock, a thing of shame](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/man-shall-be-a-laughing-stock-a-thing)

_2025-12-11 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

From Substack Utopia Debate SF

## [The Aesthetic Failure of Modern Humanity](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/the-aesthetic-failure-of-modern-humanity)

_2025-11-24 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

And the aesthetic success of nature

## [Josie Zayner wants to create real unicorns with Embryo Corp](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/josie-zayner-wants-to-create-real)

_2025-11-10 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

A recording from Josie Zayner, PhD and Chris Best's live video

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/178540653/eea1121c056c38a4a341a455d6fb80aa.mp3)

## [How Embryo Corp Took the First Step Toward Creating Real Unicorns](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/how-embryo-corp-took-the-first-step)

_2025-11-10 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

There’s a moment every scientist chases, the instant an idea too strange to say out loud becomes something you can hold in your hands.

## [Josie Zayner NYC Biotech Event Oct 15](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/josie-zayner-nyc-biotech-event-oct)

_2025-10-10 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Hey all, if you're going to be in NYC on October 15th I'm doing this cool event with the iconic Andy Weissman who helps run Union Square Ventures.

## [Come Hangout with Josie in SF & LA](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/come-hangout-with-josie-in-sf-and)

_2025-07-10 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Two events in July

## [I don't have a choice](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/i-dont-have-a-choice)

_2025-03-27 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

I've been in my own little world lately.

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_2025-03-27 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Hacking FDA regulation for more gene mods](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/hacking-fda-regulation-for-more-gene)

_2024-06-19 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

The first time I had a run in with the FDA was on accident.

## [Bodies in the Post-human World](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/bodies-in-the-post-human-world)

_2023-12-22 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

New podcast interview

## [Against Science](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/against-science)

_2023-11-13 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Science is not truth

## [Risk in Science and Art](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/risk-in-science-and-art)

_2023-08-09 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

If you aren't risking anything is it even worth it?

## [What's going to be the iPhone of Biotech?](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/whats-going-to-be-the-iphone-of-biotech)

_2023-06-14 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

The future of consumer biology

## [Let's talk about sex](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/lets-talk-about-sex)

_2023-05-24 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Let’s talk about you and me

## [Biohacking the Apocalypse](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/biohacking-the-apocalypse)

_2023-05-08 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Food, Medicine, Electricity, Chemistry

## [What no one is saying about the new CRISPR Gene Therapy](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/what-no-one-is-saying-about-the-new)

_2023-03-06 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Recently, news broke that Intellia Therapeutics, a pharmaceutical company that focuses on CRISPR gene editing received FDA clearance to use their drug dubbed NTLA-2002 in broader clinical trials.

## [How to become a Biohacker](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/how-to-become-a-biohacker)

_2023-02-28 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Tyrell Corporation Human Resources

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_2023-02-28 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Human Gene Mods ONLY $99.99](https://amateurgods.substack.com/p/human-gene-mods-only-9999)

_2023-01-16 · Josie Zayner, PhD_

Change your genes NOW