Tag: Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering in the novel “A Child Made To Order”
If you enjoy psychological mysteries with intense drama, which tackle controversial scientific issues, look no further than A CHILD MADE TO ORDER. The issue of genetic manipulation of human embryos, of children literally made to order, is increasingly becoming one of the most important ethical and medical issues of our time.
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We are genetic Gods, but what about our children?
If you want controversy about our future and the moral choices we are making about our species, then look no further than the topic of Biogenetics. Not only has the method of in vitro caused some extreme reactions from the more religiously inclined, but on the horizon we are beginning to see the dawn of the human made in the laboratory. And it’s causing a storm. I would like to take a glance at this subject from an author’s point of view, where my main concern is, what kind of ethics will make up our future, both as parents for our children, and society as a whole.
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Clunky words, fuzzy images
There are quite a few stories around the web which explore the subject of adapting a novel into a screenplay, and ultimately film. What I would like to do is to take a look at these issues from my personal experience while writing my debut novel, “A child made to order”. I would also like to share with you some of the differences which are inherent in these mediums. And how a screenwriter/author might marry two such differing approaches in order to write a finely crafted Story.
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Kuwait’s Gattaca and the fall of privacy
Remember the movie Gattaca? A quite distinct dystopian vision of a world ruled by information stored in our DNA. This very vision is becoming reality just as we speak, right before our eyes.
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