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  2. Biology in fiction - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Speculative evolution - Wikipedia

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    Speculative evolution is often considered hard science fiction because of its strong connection to and basis in science, particularly biology. [ 4 ] Speculative evolution is a long-standing trope within science fiction, often recognized as beginning as such with H. G. Wells 's 1895 novel The Time Machine , which featured several imaginary ...

  4. Jump wire - Wikipedia

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    Stranded 22AWG jump wires with solid tips. A jump wire (also known as jumper, jumper wire, DuPont wire) is an electrical wire, or group of them in a cable, with a connector or pin at each end (or sometimes without them – simply "tinned"), which is normally used to interconnect the components of a breadboard or other prototype or test circuit, internally or with other equipment or components ...

  5. Category:Biology in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Fiction about biological themes such as genetics, cloning, genetic engineering, disease, or other aspects of biology. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.

  6. Connectome - Wikipedia

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    A connectome (/ k ə ˈ n ɛ k t oʊ m /) is a comprehensive map of neural connections in the brain, and may be thought of as its "wiring diagram". [2] These maps are available in varying levels of detail. A functional connectome shows connections between various brain regions, but not individual neurons. These are available for large animals ...

  7. Science in science fiction - Wikipedia

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    Science in science fiction is the study or of how science is portrayed in works of science fiction, including novels, stories, and films. It covers a large range of topics. Hard science fiction is based on engineering or the "hard" sciences (for example, physics, astronomy, or chemistry).

  8. Timeline of science fiction - Wikipedia

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    This is a timeline of science fiction as a literary tradition. While the date of the start of science fiction is debated, this list includes a range of ancient, medieval, and Renaissance-era precursors and proto-science fiction as well, as long as these examples include typical science fiction themes and topoi such as travel to outer space and encounter with alien life-forms.

  9. Biopunk - Wikipedia

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    Biopunk (a portmanteau of "biotechnology" or "biology" and "punk") is a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on biotechnology. It is derived from cyberpunk, but focuses on the implications of biotechnology rather than mechanical cyberware and information technology. [1] Biopunk is concerned with synthetic biology.