The Internet Version
1. It Came from the Lab
A brief history of the mad scientist
Frankenstein's monster
Trading body parts for gene sequences: Dr. Moreau
2. Dinosaur Resurrection
Time-travel, lost worlds and genetic engineering
Jurassic Park: themes and variations
Scientific authenticity and its limits in Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park and beyond
3. Know Thyself: Confronting the Clone
Identical twins
The bleat of a cloned sheep
Body doubles
Cloning Hitler
Never clone alone
Androids made flesh: Blade Runner
4. Cloning the Alien
He's got DNA!
Alien invasion: Alien Resurrection
Human-alien hybrids
Cut and spliced: D.N.A.
5. Danger: Genetically Modified Organisms
Pest control
Eat your genes: Silent Running to eXistenZ
Conspiracy theory: The X-Files
Genetically modified bioweapons
6. Designer Babies: Living in a Gattaca World
Eugenics
Discrimination down to a science: Gattaca
Genetic testing and gene therapy
In vitro fertilisation and genius sperm
7. All in the Genes?
Nature, nurture and genetic determinism
Natural born killers
Political science
A cultural icon
8. Representing Real-Life Science
Real life stories
Heroes and villains
The legacy of Mengele
9. Are Movies Impeding the Progress of Biotechnology?
The reach and power of movies
Mad scientist metaphors
An anti-biotechnology agenda?