"When I arrived, people in the hotel lobby were gathered around sources of electricity like overgrown moths. Cyborgs compared prosthetics like they would new handbags or tattoos, walking up and down the labyrinth of stairs between floors, waving above and below, charging their legs and arms and iPhones. An interactive sound installation tucked in the corner hummed and bellowed depending on how fast you spun the speakers, and it made mania of the room."
"Besides that, the CIA's venture capital arm provided funding for Skincential Sciences for their skin care products that have patented DNA extraction technology. While their consumer brand Clearista makes "skin resurfacing" products for clearer, younger-looking skin, it's also a technology that could potentially permit the CIA to collect data about people's biochemistry via exfoliation. This patented technology removes a thin layer of skin to reveal unique biomarkers that can be used for a variety of diagnostic tests."
BDYHAX attracts body hackers, transhumanists, cyborgs, and tech enthusiasts who gather to showcase and compare prosthetics, charge devices, and interact with installations. Attendees congregate around power sources and treat prosthetics like fashion accessories while the environment becomes frenetic with interactive art. Governments and intelligence agencies fund body-modification and biotech ventures, with a Department of Defense keynote and CIA venture investments. Skincential Sciences' Clearista uses patented DNA-extraction skin-resurfacing that removes a thin skin layer to reveal biomarkers for diagnostics. The procedure is described as painless and requires water, a special detergent, and a few brushes against the skin.
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