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A major theme of science fiction and of speculative biology is to convey a message of optimism or pessimism according to the author's worldview. [5] [6] Whereas optimistic visions of technological progress are common enough in hard science fiction, pessimistic views of the future of humanity are far more usual in fiction based on biology. [4]
Genetics is a young science, having started in 1900 with the rediscovery of Gregor Mendel 's study on the inheritance of traits in pea plants. During the 20th century it developed to create new sciences and technologies including molecular biology, DNA sequencing, cloning, and genetic engineering. The ethical implications were brought into ...
List of dragons. List of dragons in mythology and folklore; List of dragons in literature; List of dragons in popular culture; List of dragons in film and television; List of dragons in games; List of fictional dinosaurs
Speculative evolution is a subgenre of science fiction and an artistic movement focused on hypothetical scenarios in the evolution of life, and a significant form of fictional biology. [ 1] It is also known as speculative biology[ 2] and it is referred to as speculative zoology[ 3] in regards to hypothetical animals. [ 1]
Evolution has been an important theme in fiction, including speculative evolution in science fiction, since the late 19th century, though it began before Charles Darwin 's time, and reflects progressionist and Lamarckist views as well as Darwin's. [1] Darwinian evolution is pervasive in literature, whether taken optimistically in terms of how ...
Category. : Biology in fiction. Fiction about biological themes such as genetics, cloning, genetic engineering, disease, or other aspects of biology.
Biopunk. 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.
Oil on canvas, 2011. Parasites appear frequently in biology-inspired fiction from ancient times onwards, with a flowering in the nineteenth century. [ 1] These include intentionally disgusting [ 2] alien monsters in science fiction films, often with analogues in nature. Authors and scriptwriters have, to some extent, exploited parasite biology ...