LibGuides: Biotechnology: BioPunk

Science Fiction Related to Biotechnology

Biopunk (Wikipedia)
"..a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on biotechnology. It is derived from cyberpunk, but focuses on the implications of biotechnology rather than mechanical cyberware and information technology...
19 Best Biopunk Books (April 2015)
13 Best Biopunk Books (2022)
8 Mind-Bending Biopunk Books (2021)

Biotechnology - Science Fiction

The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells
Call Number: PR5774 .I8 1996
ISBN: 0486290271
Publication Date: 1996-01-12
Brandon Library
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Call Number: PR9199.3.A8 O79 2003
ISBN: 0385503857
Publication Date: 2003-05-06
Brandon Library

Biotechnology - Movies

Interested in BioPunk Sci-Fi? Watch These 8 Movies
A Youtube video by HyperDrive who reviews eight biopunk movies in seven minutes

Biotechnology Science Fiction Critiques

Schmeink, Lars. Biopunk Dystopias: Genetic Engineering, Society, and Science Fiction. Liverpool University Press, 2016
"Biopunk Dystopias is a book about the stellar rise of genetics as the driving discipline of scientific progress of the 21st century and its possible consequences as imagined by contemporary culture..."

An Art Book

Signs of Life: Bio Art and Beyond by Eduardo Kac (Editor)
Call Number: N 72.B56 S54 2007
ISBN: 9780262112932
Publication Date: 2007-07-13
"The theory and practice of bio art, a new art form that uses the materials and processes of biotechnology.." Available in the Brandon Library and as an online ebook.

Using Other Libraries

Want to read more biopunk? Try the Hillsborough County Public Library for print books, ebooks, audio books - and streaming movies.

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