self-replicating nanomachines theme

The potential consequences of introducing small human-made self-replicating devices is explored.

Examples

Wesley created such things in tng3x01 "Evolution".

6 total · 2 major · 4 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
futurama6x17 major Benders were self-replicating on an atomic scale.
tng3x01 major Nanites :: Nanites
ent2x23 minor Phlox and others were infected with Borg self-replicating nanoprobes that were transforming them into Borg drones.
futurama6x09 minor The Professor invented nanomachines to purify his water but they evolved into more complex organisms at at accelerated rate.
movie: Teknolust (2002) minor Rosetta combined her own DNA with microscopic "self-replicating automatons" to create clones of herself.
voy3x26 minor There were Borg nano-probes.