Tag Archives: Genetic Engineering

Missed Connections: Creature Seeking Creator

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

Correspondence initiated by Unclassified Sample 38267, as provided by Julia K. Patt Art by Leigh Legler Are you there, Professor? It’s me, Unclassified. You: A brilliant but ostracized xenobiologist, recently denied tenure from a prestigious university. Me: The beaker of extraterrestrial … Continue reading →

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Gray Eye Shuffle

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Othello Maxwell, as provided by Brandon Nolta Art by Leigh Legler She looked like the kind of woman for whom doors opened. Tall, hair so black it absorbed the light, her body a pillar of muscle, she strode with … Continue reading →

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Genemech Announces Bio-Security Incident and Confirms Release of Giant Death Bees

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

A press release authorised by Dr. Mackenzie Cooper, Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder Genemech, as provided by Paul Alex Gray Art by Luke Spooner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VENUS SPRINGS, NEVADA, October 12th, 2019 /PRWorldWire Genemech (NYSE: GMNX) today announced a … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Mycologist

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Maria Leticia Gonzalez Santos, as provided by Katherine Cowley Art by Liz Argall In my defense, I was trying to save the planet. A group of graduate students discovered a fungus in the Amazon that could digest … Continue reading →

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The Hand of Fate

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Dr. Darren Hinton, as provided by Stuart Webb Art by Luke Spooner Extract From The Very-Modern Prometheus By Dr. Darren Hinton. When I was a student and first started to study genetic engineering, I used to get … Continue reading →

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Concerning Your Recent Creation of Sentient Horse-things on the Next Planet Over

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Mad Scientist Journal

E-mails between Dr Henrietta Higglebottem and Dr Hsieng “Jack” Xao, forwarded by Dr Higglebottem to Stewart C Baker Art by Liz Argall Dear Dr. Higglebottem, The board has received troubling reports from a group of hyper-dolphins about your recent activities … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Your Future with Chlorolyft®

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

A speech by Zazz Burbank, as provided by Tara Campbell Art by Errow Collins Welcome to Chlorolyft®, and congratulations on starting the career of a lifetime! I’m Zazz Burbank, Director of Franchising, and I can’t tell you how inspiring it … Continue reading →

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The Unfortunate Incident that Took Place During Our Annual Take Your Offspring to Work Day

Posted on September 11, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

From the desk of Doctor Gracie McMillian Doctor of Psychological Operations, Germ Warfare, Cloning, and Floral Arranging: Schrodinger–Milgram Research Laboratory As provided by Allison Spector Art by Justine McGreevy TO:  Dr. Olivia Carter; Dr. James Peterson; Dr. Wanda Hickenlooper; Mr. & Mrs. Lilith Stein; Chief Inspector … Continue reading →

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My Fragile Butterfly

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Jeremy Kelsey, as provided by Megan Dorei Art by Leigh Legler Subject 42 is staring at me with greenhouse eyes, symmetrically accurate rainbow worlds suspended in crystal. They were brown when I met him, but the transmutation … Continue reading →

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Birthing Fire

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Dr. Henrik Ahlstrom, as provided by Dantzel Cherry Art by Leigh Legler DR27-6 wobbles one last time, and a crack laces across the marble shell, etched by a small egg tooth. White and red fluids spill out. … Continue reading →

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