Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science, Genetics and Popular CultureMary Shelley's Frankenstein, a tale crafted two centuries ago to awaken thrilling horror, is a story that speaks to deep fears and desires that lie at the heart of our responses to biological science. Tracing the history of the development of biological science and how it has been received and understood by the public over two centuries, Turney's book argues that the Frankenstein story governs much of today's debate about the onrushing new age of biotechnology. |
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| Title | Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science, Genetics and Popular Culture |
| Author | Jon Turney |
| Contributor | Hugo Iltis Collection |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Yale University Press, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0300074174, 9780300074178 |
| Length | 276 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / History |
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