biotechnological risk to civilization theme
People come up with a nifty way to modify living organisms using technology, but there are consequences, unforeseen or otherwise, and everybody dies.
4 total · 2 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Dark Planet (1997) | major | It was revealed at the film's conclusion that the whole purpose of the Benedict's mission to find a new home for humanity on account that all life on Earth would soon perish in a biotechnological cataclysm. The nature of the cataclysm is elaborate: A viral organism that was produced quite accidentally when Rebel chemical agents mingled with Alpha biological weapon materials was poised to destroy all life on Earth. |
| tng2x18 | major | A colony of clones, known as the Mariposans, were within a few generations of dying out because of replicative fading (i.e. each subsequent generation introduces additional minor flaws in the genetic code). |
| movie: Doom (2005) | minor | Samantha speculated that the Ancient Martians destroyed themselves when their genetic enhancement experiments went out of control, resulting in everyone being turned into monstrosities. |
| tz1985e1x20a | minor | There was a remaining 20% probability involved destruction of the biosphere with man-made pathogens. |