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The monster is created by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Aspects of genetics including mutation, hybridisation, cloning, genetic engineering, and eugenics have appeared in fiction since the 19th century. Genetics is a young science, having started in 1900 with the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel's study on the inheritance of traits in
Boris Karloff in James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.The monster is created by an unorthodox biology experiment.. Biology appears in fiction, especially but not only in science fiction, both in the shape of real aspects of the science, used as themes or plot devices, and in the form of fictional elements, whether fictional extensions or applications of ...
Fiction about human subject research, systematic, scientific investigation that can be either interventional (a "trial") or observational (no "test article") and involves human beings as research subjects, commonly known as test subjects. Human subject research can be either medical (clinical) research or non-medical (e.g., social science ...
Chimeras appear frequently in the Thursday Next science fiction novels written by Jasper Fforde. They are the result of home genetic engineering kits. Vonda McIntyre's novella Screwtop (1976) features a genetically engineered "tetraparental" (four parents) character who has black-and-fair streaked skin, as well as black-and-blond streaked hair.
This category lists characters in literature, television, film, and comic books that are transgenics; i.e. have had their genes manipulated due to genetic engineering See also the categories Genetically modified organisms , Fictional geneticists , Fiction about genetic engineering , and Fictional human test subjects
Their son, V.J. (Victor Junior), is born a child prodigy, but Victor wonders if his experiment was a mistake. Several years later, V.J.'s brother David, and nanny Janice, both die of an unexplainable rare form of liver cancer. At age 3, V.J. experiences a drop in intelligence, leading Victor to think his experiment is a failure.
Pages in category "Experimental medical treatments in fiction" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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