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Bioengineers today emphasize the crucial ingredient Dr. Frankenstein forgot – responsibility

  • Written by Ian Haydon, Doctoral Student in Biochemistry, University of Washington
Victor Frankenstein’s mistakes serve as cautionary lessons.Etienne Marais/Pexels, CC BY

Mary Shelley was 20 when she published “Frankenstein” in 1818. Two hundred years on, the book remains thrilling, challenging and relevant — especially for scientists like me whose research involves tinkering with the stuff of life.

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