Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering features in many science fiction stories. Frank Herbert's novel "The White Plague" described the deliberate use of genetic engineering to create a pathogen which specifically killed women. Another of Herbert's creations, the "Dune" series of novels, uses genetic engineering to create the powerful but despised Tleilaxu. Films such as "The Island" and "Blade Runner" bring the engineered creature to confront the person who created it or the being it was cloned from. Few films have informed audiences about genetic engineering, with the exception of the 1978 "The Boys from Brazil" and the 1993 "Jurassic Park", both of which made use of a lesson, a demonstration, and a clip of scientific film. Genetic engineering methods are weakly represented in film; Michael Clark, writing for The Wellcome Trust, calls the portrayal of genetic engineering and biotechnology "seriously distorted" in films such as "The 6th Day". In Clark's view, the biotechnology is typically "given fantastic but visually arresting forms" while the science is either relegated to the background or fictionalised to suit a young audience.