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Oryx and crake by margaret atwood, brave new world by aldous huxley, leviathan by scott westerfeld, the year of the. Reproductive cloning, genetic engineering and the autonomy of the child. Aspects of genetics including mutation, hybridisation, cloning, genetic engineering, and eugenics have appeared in fiction since the 19th century genetics is a young science, having started in 1900 with the rediscovery of gregor mendels study on the inheritance of traits in pea plants. Add to library 8 discussion 4 browse more science fiction. Our site offers a great selection of science fictiongenetic engineering titles from top authors like christine feehan and nicholas sansbury smith. Prime members enjoy free delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, tv shows, original audio series, and kindle books.
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