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DIY biohacker community seeks cybernetic reality by merging with machines

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Anastasia Synn is a magician and biohacker who has had 52 implants in her body.

She's a Guinness World Record holder for most technological implants in the body.

An annual meetup of biohackers has been happening in Tehachapi , California , for the last decade .

"Transhumanists" are people who want to transcend what humanity is capable of at this time.

Biohacker Dr. Tibbetts says medical tourism in Próspera , Honduras , is a "special economic zone" for biohackers.

He says there are some physicians interested in taking part in more invasive projects at his cybernetic implant clinic Symbiont Labs .

Bioethicist Dr. Jacob Boss of Indiana University says acceptance in US could be a way off.