speculative biotechnology theme
There is an as-yet fictional technology that achieves the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for human purposes.
3 total · 3 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| as1985e2x10 | major | Prof. Bertram Carver invented a vegetable super-growth formula that the growers of Yarborough County used to produce truly enormous pumpkins. |
| movie: Casshern (2004) | major | A main novelty of the film is Dr. Azuma's application of special "Neo Cells" (i.e. stem cells) to regenerate human tissue. |
| movie: eXistenZ (1999) | major | The film is set in a near-future where biotechnological virtual reality game consoles known as "game pods" have replaced electronic ones. The game pods are grotesque biological organisms of some sort with umbilical cord-like connectors that plug into special surgically implanted "bio-ports" in the players' spines. |