Frankenstein's footsteps : science, genetics and popular culture /

Discusses the influences of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and other works of literature on public attitudes towards biotechnology and scientific development over the last two centuries and compares them to the reality of the current controversies.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Turney, Jon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Frankenstein > Fiktive Gestalt
Science > Social aspects.
Science > Public opinion.
Biotechnology > Social aspects.
Genetic engineering > Social aspects.
Science in literature.
Genetic engineering.
Medicine in literature.
Science.
Biotechnology.
Bioengineering.
Genetic Engineering
Medicine in Literature
Public Opinion
Science
Biotechnology
Sciences > Aspect social.
Sciences > Opinion publique.
Biotechnologie > Aspect social.
Génie génétique > Aspect social.
Sciences dans la littérature.
Génie génétique.
Médecine dans la littérature.
Sciences.
Biotechnologie.
sciences (philosophy)
bioengineering.
science (modern discipline)
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
Medicine in literature
Genetic engineering
Bioengineering
Biotechnology > Social aspects
Genetic engineering > Social aspects
Science in literature
Science > Public opinion
Science > Social aspects
Medizin
Reproduktionsmedizin
Wissenschaftsentwicklung
Pop-Kultur
Science-Fiction
Künstlicher Mensch
Biologie > Aspect social.
Sciences > Dans la littérature.
Médecine > Dans la littérature.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Mary Shelley's creation
  • Hideous progeny: Frankenstein retold
  • As remorseless as nature: the rise of experimental biology
  • Creating life in the laboratory
  • Into the brave new world
  • Time-bombing our descendants
  • Priming the biological time bomb
  • The baby of the century
  • The gene wars: regulating recombinant DNA
  • Conclusion: the human body shop.

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