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Films about genetic engineering, the direct manipulation of an organism's genes using biotechnology.It is a set of technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or novel organisms.
Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his feature directorial debut.It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin appearing in supporting roles. [4]
In this biopunk dystopia, genetic engineering creates a class of superior people and an underclass of genetically inferior (natural born) called "in-valids". In a controlled society, a dedicated in-valid assumes the identity of a superior human in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. [5] [10] [12] [113] Ghost in the Shell: 1995
The two planets eventually make peace with each other, and a large-scale colonization initiative is carried out by genetically engineered humans called Star People throughout the Milky Way. Humans (now Star People) then encounter a malevolent and superior alien species called the Qu.
After the discovery of the double helix and then recombinant DNA, genetic engineering became the focus for genetics in fiction, as in books like Brian Stableford's tale of a genetically modified society in his 1998 Inherit the Earth, or Michael Marshall Smith's story of Organ farming in his 1997 Spares. [13]
Pages in category "Fictional genetically engineered characters" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The comic Transmetropolitan is about a transhuman society several centuries in the future that includes many cyborgs, uploaded humans, and genetically modified mutants. The dystopian graphic novels Upgrade and Monkey Room by Louis Rosenberg convey satirical views on the human march towards singularity.
Splice is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley, and Delphine Chanéac.The story concerns experiments in genetic engineering being done by a young scientific couple, who attempt to introduce human DNA into their work of splicing animal genes resulting in the creation of a human–animal hybrid. [3]