Aaron Traywick, a biohacker who once injected himself with an untested herpes therapy on a crusade to expand access to medications, was found dead on Sunday morning in Washington, DC, police confirmed to BuzzFeed News.
Traywick, 28, was found in a spa in Northwest DC, according to police. Staff discovered him in a sensory deprivation flotation tank, according to his colleague Tristan Roberts.
His body was taken for an autopsy, and his cause of death was not immediately known. Their investigation is still ongoing, but the police say they don't suspect foul play.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephaniemlee/aaron-traywick-biohacker-died
Previously: "Biohacker" Injects DIY Herpes Vaccine in Front of Audience and Facebook Live (Aaron Traywick)
Biohacker Regrets Injecting Himself With Gene Therapy in Front of a Live Audience (Josiah Zayner reacting to Aaron Traywick)
(Score: 5, Funny) by aristarchus on Thursday May 03 2018, @06:09AM (3 children)
One thing for sure: his herpes is cured. Vaccine worked?
(Score: 5, Funny) by takyon on Thursday May 03 2018, @06:16AM (2 children)
Peter Thiel will offer two gene therapies. The expensive one cures herpes. The cheap one cures herpes carriers.
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(Score: 4, Funny) by aristarchus on Thursday May 03 2018, @06:27AM (1 child)
Let me get this straight, so to speak, then: There is herd immunity, and then there is Peter Thiel immunity, and these are not even tangentially related?
(Score: 3, Funny) by takyon on Thursday May 03 2018, @06:33AM
Have you seen the herd, the revolting masses? What a drag, dude! It's the duty of the ultra-rich to kill them with kindness.
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