FVA Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. FVA Galapagos, Kurt Vonnegut. Genesis Quest, Donald Moffitt. 1986. A species of intelligent starfish in another galaxy use genetic engineering to recreate the extinct human race. Human Error, Paul Preuss.
Scientists produce a biochip or living microcomputer.
Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton. Alfred A. Knopf. This fictional account of a theme park featuring dinosaurs cloned from DNA in mosquitoes fossilized in amber lends itself to many interesting discussions of genetic engineering, ethical issues, and chaos. Tales of the Near Future. Mortal Fear, Robin Cook. 1988.