Tag Archives: Genetic Engineering
Fiction: Victorian Velociraptor with Violets
An essay by Amada, as provided by Andrew K. Hoe Art by Leigh Legler The opera troupe could handle Amada being a fake name, but not that I was dying. They could handle my seven-foot velociraptor–Rodelia–and I sneaking away at … Continue reading
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Tagged Amada, Andrew K. Hoe, Dinosaurs, Genetic Engineering, Leigh Legler
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Fiction: Observations and Oversights on the Opportunistic Occupation of Octopuses in the Office
An essay by Camille Delacroix, as provided by Michael M. Jones Art by Justine McGreevy It all started with one simple question. “Daphne, why is there an octopus on the ceiling?” For there was, indeed, an octopus clinging to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Camille Delacroix, Genetic Engineering, Justine McGreevy, Michael M. Jones, Octopus
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Fiction: The Experiment Meets Certain Doom
An essay by Experiment 105, as related by Deborah L. Davitt Art by Luke Spooner I looked up from inside my cage as the skylight of the laboratory opened, and blinked. A swarm of insects poured through the opening, coalescing … Continue reading
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Tagged Deborah L. Davitt, Experiment 105, Four Horsemen, Genetic Engineering, Luke Spooner
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Fiction: Disinhibited
An excerpt from the journals of Combat Search & Rescue Consultant Lana McGee, as provided by Myna Chang Art by Luke Spooner Don’t call me a mercenary. Those guys are pricks. Kidnappers and murderers, the lot of them. I’m not … Continue reading
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Tagged Genetic Engineering, Lana McGee, Luke Spooner, Myna Chang, Virology
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Fiction: Patent THIS
From the self-published 49-page masterpiece Beer and Bioelectronics: Memoirs (Plural) of a Part-time Science Bro, by Dr. Toomani Katzenstuff. Excerpted by Zandra Renwick Art by Leigh Legler “Chaaaaarlie!” I bellowed, thundering up from the yard, brandishing the potato overhead like an … Continue reading
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Tagged Genetic Engineering, Leigh Legler, Science Fiction, Toomani Katzenstuff, Zandra Renwick
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Fiction: Announcing Genemech’s School for The Future–a revolution in education
A note from Genemech CEO Maximilian Benetton, as provided by Paul Alex Gray Art by America Jones Twenty years ago, I used genetically modified killer bees to wrest control of Genemech. I freed the company from the constraints of unambitious … Continue reading
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Tagged Academia, America Jones, Genetic Engineering, Maximilian Benetton, Paul Alex Gray
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Fiction: Quietly Goes the Mix Tape
An essay by Dr. Marie Randall, as provided by Willow Croft Art by Scarlett O’Hairdye The quiet is the worst. The silence that is not silence, broken up by jangling keys, someone screaming, the endless stomping of feet up and … Continue reading
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Tagged Genetic Engineering, Marie Randall, Scarlett O'Hairdye, Science Fiction, Willow Croft
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Strange Science: Correcting a Photosynthetic Glitch
Plants have gotten too good at photosynthesis, resulting in poorer crop yields, particularly in hotter weather. As climate change drives temperatures higher in parts of the world, scientists are working on a way to engineer a shortcut for plants so … Continue reading
More Genetic Engineering Reads
If you enjoyed our Monday story about genetic engineering, here are a few more stories you might like! “Genemech Announces Bio-Security Incident and Confirms Release of Giant Death Bees” by Paul Alex Gray (more mutated insects!) “The Hand of Fate” … Continue reading
Project Calyptra
An account by an anonymous former contract worker, as provided by Rick Tobin Art by Leigh Legler Leaked Inter-Agency Memorandum: Correspondence of Manager Edward Simpson to Director P. Wallace Tyler of January 8, 2019 To: Dr. P. Wallace Tyler, Director … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymous Former Contract Worker, Genetic Engineering, Leigh Legler, Memorandom, Rick Tobin
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