Cloning goes to the movies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3098387 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig Cormick (Manager of Public Awareness Biotechnology Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | suppl |
| Pages | 181-212 |
| Publication date | 2006-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | História Ciências Saúde-Manguinhos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-5970 • E-ISSN: 1678-4758 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0104-59702006000500011 |
| PMID | 17214211 |
| OpenAlex | W1972666278 |
| SciELO | S0104-59702006000500011 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
Public attitude research conducted by Biotechnology Australia shows that one of the major sources of information on human reproductive cloning is movies. Traditionally, understanding of new and emerging technologies has come through the mass media but human cloning, being so widely addressed through the popular culture of movies, is more effectively defined by Hollywood than the news media or science media. But how well are the science and social issues of cloning portrayed in box office hits such as The Island, Multiplicity, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones and Jurassic Park? These movies have enormous reach and undoubted influence, and are therefore worth analyzing in some detail. This study looks at 33 movies made between 1971 and 2005 that address human reproductive cloning, and it categorizes the films based on their genre and potential influence. Yet rather than simply rating the quality of the science portrayed, the study compares the key messages in these movies with public attitudes towards cloning, to examine the correlations
Advertising · Art history · Business · Cloning (programming) · Hollywood · Human cloning · Mass media · Media studies · Political science · Sociology · Star trek · Computer Science · History · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Reproductive Biology and Fertility · Science Education and Perceptions
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |