He Jiankui became a global sensation and a controversial internet figure after his 2018 announcement regarding the world's first gene-edited human infants. The scientific community's immediate backlash and the ethical debates that followed transformed his image into a symbol for rogue science and the concept of 'playing God.' In meme culture, his likeness is typically used to represent extreme DIY projects, morally ambiguous scientific leaps, or the transition into a cyberpunk, dystopian future. These memes often highlight the tension between rapid technological advancement and the ethical boundaries of human intervention, making him the face of biohacking humor.