‘Chinese Peptides’ Are the Latest Biohacking Trend in the Tech World - The New York Times

The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A. Credit... Hannah Agosta Supported by By Jasmine Sun Jayden Clark first heard about Chinese peptides at his Fourth of July party this past year. In the backyard of a San Francisco Victorian, tech workers in their 20s and 30s chatted against the backdrop of sunshine, grilled meats, and a big American flag. One artificial intelligence founder mentioned buying cheap drugs directly from Chinese manufacturers. A group soon formed around him, jumping into the conversation to share their own sources for the medication they use for weight loss, productivity, and fitness. Mr. Clark, 27, had lived through several injection crazes in the bodybuilding community (he’s a self-proclaimed “gym bro” who posts under the X username @creatine_cycle), but was surprised to hear them talked about by the A.I. crowd. “Something i have learned over this long weekend in SF is that the elites all have

The gray-market drugs flooding Silicon Valley reveal a community that believes it can move faster than the F.D.A. Credit... Hannah Agosta Supported by By Jasmine Sun Jayden Clark first heard about Chinese peptides at his Fourth of July party this past year. In the backyard of a San Francisco Victorian, tech workers in their 20s and 30s chatted against the backdrop of sunshine, grilled meats, and a big American flag. One artificial intelligence founder mentioned buying cheap drugs directly from Chinese manufacturers. A group soon formed around him, jumping into the conversation to share their o