Sentence:  In addition to scientists, a number of artists and cultural critics – some of whom are now proudly branding themselves as "<WSD>biopunks</WSD>" – are also sounding warnings about the importance of giving the public a voice in how their bodies' genomic information gets used. ... Not every bioinformatics researcher necessarily considers herself to be pursuing the same cause as self-described <WSD>biopunks</WSD>, but together, they may represent a movement in the making, one dedicated to the proposition that the information that defines humanity is too precious to be private. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A techno-progressive movement advocating open access to genetic information.