Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are groups that examine research plans of fellow members by applying community standards to that research. IRBs help researchers consider rigorous methodology, ethics and safety and the protection of vulnerable populations of people or animals. IRB approval is required by the FDA before human clinical trials can begin. People who serve on IRBs include general community members, researchers, bioethicists, physicians, clinicians, lawyers and members of regulatory agencies. Traditional research corporations and universities have internal IRBs, but external independent IRBs do also already exist. However, it is usually very expensive to hire an independent IRB, so most non-traditional scientists cannot afford it. This creates a major hindrance to bringing innovative human health related solutions to the general public. There has recently been a small grassroots push in the biohacking community to try to create an independent IRB for the biohacking community to help bridge this gap.