Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science, Genetics and Popular Culture
Published 1 January 1998
Jon Turney
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Frankenstein's shadow is long and the story may have outlived its usefulness as a frame for interpreting the significance of real, as opposed to fictional, science.
Abstract
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.
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Psychology