context Flashcards
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medical breakthroughs
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1990’s development of cloning (Dolly) & cloning at a cellular level in stem cell research
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medical & scientific ethics
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scientific developments prompted ethical debate. Novel presumes a more complex system of organ farming- biological and ethical issues in background
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literary context
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literary tradition of science fiction: link to Frankenstein, Brave New World, The Handmaid’s Tale, Remains of the Day
