The term wetware is used to describe the protocols and molecular devices used in molecular biology and synthetic biology.
Where biological components and systems are treated in a similar manner to software, and similar development models and methodologies are applied, the term wetware can be used to imply an approach to their problems as bugs and their beneficial aspects as features. In this manner, genetic code can be subjected to Version Control Systems such as Git, for the development of improvements and new gene edits, therapeutic components and therapies.