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Ribofunk
A collection. The Ribofunk world is one where biology is a cutting-edge science. Ribofuk is the fusion of ribosome (cellular biology) and funk (rock and roll).
Best Biopunk Books
See the rankingThe best biopunk books, ranked: science fiction about biotechnology, genetic engineering and synthetic biology, from dark futures of designed life to stories of engineered bodies and ecosystems. The order changes as readers vote.
The ranking
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The Island of Doctor Moreau
by Wells, H. G.
Biopunk has its roots in this novel where Dr. Moreau experiments on animals and has themes of pain, cruelty, human identity and moral responsibility
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Movement of Mountains
A doctor ministers on another world to a genetically engineered slave race. 4. Octavia E. Butler Xenogenesis. A Biopunk story that involves an alien race who trade biology—share genetics with other aliens.
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Unwind (Unwind Dystology) Start here
In the world of this story life can be sustained indefinitely, but at what cost? This is the story of children who try to escape their fate to be unwound—have their organs transplanted into other bodies.
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Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon) Start here
The cycle blends multiple genres, including Steampunk, Sci Fi, and Horror. Magic is commonplace and practiced by skilled professionals.
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Growing Dread
Biopunk Visions. A collection of stories put together by Dobrowski that showcases eleven Biopunk authors as they ask the questions about the relationship between humanity, nature, and technology.
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The Seedling Stars
by James Blish
A collection of stories about humans that have been 'adapted' for life on extraterrestrial worlds.
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Sexual Chemistry and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution
A collection of short stories about the possibilities of biological technology and genetic engineering.
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Masters of Evolution
by Damon Knight
Animals and other uses of genetic engineering are used to replace machines.
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Anvil of the Heart
The story of the last generation of unaltered humans.
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Tuf Voyaging (Tuf) Start here
Tuf is a space trader in possession of the last seed-ship, which is capable of creating life.
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Blood Music
by Bear, Greg
A biotechnologist hides his biological computer creation in his body, but then they multiply and evolve. One of the first Sci Fi stories to treat DNA as a computational system that can be modified.
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The Warriors of Dawn
by M.A. Foster
Humans have created the Ler, a brother race of humanoids. The story explores how this new race separates themselves from their makers and create their own society.
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Garden of the Shaped
by Sheila Finch
A look at biological engineering from the perspective of those who have been engineered.
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Caliban's War (The Expanse)
For a new space opera series in the tradition of some of the older space opera works, give James Cory's The Expanse series a read. It features a heavy Synthetic Biology concept with an engineered alien life form presenting a huge threat to mankind.
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Fallen Dragon
Peter Hamilton's Works. Read any of Hamilton's epic space operas and there is a heavy emphasis on human-genetic interfaces -- i.e. man merged with nano tech, enhanced by genetic hacking.
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