Gattaca
Designer baby nightmare
Gattaca is the title of a 1997 science fiction film depicting a future society stratified by genetic engineering, where DNA determines social destiny.
The word has become shorthand for dystopian genetic discrimination or the ethical perils of selecting for "desirable" traits: Designer babies? That's Gattaca territory.
The title derives from the letters G, A, T, and C—the four nucleotide bases of DNA.
Hereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- selectionChosen item or items
- helixSpiraling three-dimensional curve
sequencing · mutation · chromosomes · heredity · gene editing · CRISPR · designer babies · genotype
- 1997Four-digit date
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
- Columbia PicturesAmerican film production company
Uma Thurman · Jude Law · biopunk · thriller · cinema · screenplay · director · cast
Doctrine of causal necessity
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- human potentialInnate capability for growth
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- imperfectionFault or shortcoming
nature versus nurture · transhumanism · enhancement · ethics · consent · identity · individuality · meritocracy
Legally or logically sound
- invalidWithout legal force
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- segregationForced separation by group
- underclassLowest socioeconomic group
elite · stigma · exclusion · hierarchy · caste · superiority · inferiority · testing
Spacecraft crew member
spacecraft · stars · exploration · training · program · cosmos · trajectory · navigation
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- eugenicsControlled human reproduction theory
- selectionChosen item or items
helix · sequencing · mutation · chromosomes · heredity · gene editing · CRISPR · designer babies · genotype · phenotype
Ethan Hawke
- 1997Four-digit date
- dystopiaImaginary terrible society
- science fictionSpeculative fiction with technological themes
Uma Thurman · Jude Law · Columbia Pictures · biopunk · thriller · cinema · screenplay · director · cast · soundtrack
determinism
Doctrine of causal necessity
- free willAutonomous choice capacity
- human potentialInnate capability for growth
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
imperfection · nature versus nurture · transhumanism · enhancement · ethics · consent · identity · individuality · meritocracy · fate
valid
Legally or logically sound
- invalidWithout legal force
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- segregationForced separation by group
underclass · elite · stigma · exclusion · hierarchy · caste · superiority · inferiority · testing · classification
astronaut
Spacecraft crew member
Titan · spacecraft · stars · exploration · training · program · cosmos · trajectory · navigation · flight
GattacaRocky
Boxing film protagonist
Rudy · free will · self-determination · Forrest Gump · tabula rasa
GattacaStar Trek
Spacefaring TV franchise
utopia · The Jetsons · Federation · solarpunk · WALL-E
Gattacaneurodiversity
Innate cognitive differences concept
disability rights · natural conception · genetic diversity · The Elephant Man