Literature
On Biopunk
In the past fifty years, pop culture has undergone a multitude of changes. Preferences range from the Beegees to the Beatles to Beck, and clothing evolves almost more quickly than the music it is inspired by. One of the most indicative factors of societal change, however, is the genre of science fiction. Science fiction always mirrors current scientific advances, sociological issues, and socioeconomic conflicts emerging in America and throughout the world. As such, science fiction evolves with the times just like music and fashion. Beginning with space-age retro movies and comics of the 1950s and waging into the advent of cyberpunk in th