DNA on the screen: chemistry of life in films

Authors

  • Tomás Martín Hernández

Keywords:

cinema, science fiction, genetics, DNA, mutation, hybridization, cloning

Abstract

Science and cinema are two very different human activities, but in many occasions they are related. From this union link interesting results arise like the transfer to the film screen of DNA, one of the most important scientific achievements of all times. The central molecule of biology was born in science but it has been used by other disciplines like art. Among other means, in cinema this relationship has been expressed in a very fruitful way. Due to this, many films have analysed diverse interpretations, applications and repercussions of DNA

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Published

2014-11-17

Issue

No. 14 (2016)

Section

Miscellaneous

License

The originals published in Latente are property of their respective authors, who grant to the magazine the right of first publication of the texts and their lodging in other web portals in order to guarantee their preservation and a greater diffusion. Article contents are subject to a CC BY-NC-SA license.

How to Cite

Martín Hernández, Tomás. 2014. “DNA on the Screen: Chemistry of Life in Films”. Latente - Revista de Historia Y Estética del Cine, Fotografí­a Y Cultura Visual, no. 14 (November): 65-89. https://www.ull.es/revistas/index.php/latente/article/view/5762.