What is it about?
A review of the classic novel which 200 years ago prefigured some of the most pressing bioethical questions relating to both genomic editing and to advances in AI and robotics
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Why is it important?
The novel 'Frankenstein' is so different from its Hollywood iterations that reading the novel itself is essential to understanding its contemporary relevance
Perspectives
I had never read 'Frankenstein' before reviewing this volume as was really struck by the resonances the novel has in wide variety of current ethical dilemmas especially in relation to genomics and robotics
Dr Trevor Stammers
St Mary's University
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This page is a summary of: Frankenstein – Annotated for Scientists, Engineers and Creators of All Kinds, The New Bioethics, January 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/20502877.2019.1568359.
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