Premise: In the new genetic thrillers, it's the scientist who makes a last-ditch stand against an irresponsible society--reflecting a role for scientists as the defenders of ethical principles that were born at the Nazi doctor trials at Nuremberg and endured through the Cold War.

Hypothesis: Unlike the evil scientists in the movies of 50 years ago, today's films show scientists as rational defenders against an irrational society.
Relation: neutral