List of biopunk works

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This is a list of works classified as biopunk, a subgenre of science fiction and derivative of the cyberpunk movement. Some works may only be centered around biotechnologies and not fit a more constrained definition of biopunk which may include additional cyberpunk or postcyberpunk elements.

## Contents

* 1 Print media
* 1.1 Novels
* 1.2 Short stories
* 1.3 Graphic novels and comics
* 2 Film and television
* 2.1 Feature films
* 2.2 Short films
* 2.3 Television series
* 3 Video games
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Print media

### Novels

* The Butterfly Effect by Rajat Chaudhuri[1][2]
* Blood Music (1985) by Greg Bear[1][2]
* Change Agent (novel) (2017) by Daniel Suarez[3] − described as doing for biopunk what William Gibson did for cyberpunk[3]
* Clade (2003) and Crache (2004) by Mark Budz[1][4][5]
* Darwin series (1999–2003) by Greg Bear[1]
* Holy Fire (1996) by Bruce Sterling[5][6]
* Leviathan Trilogy (2009–11) by Scott Westerfeld[7]
* The Xenogenesis trilogy (1987–89) by Octavia E. Butler[1][8]
* The Movement of Mountains (1987) by Michael Blumlein[9]
* Ribofunk (1996) by Paul Di Filippo[10][11]
* Rifter series (1999–2004) by Peter Watts[1]
* Schismatrix (1985) by Bruce Sterling[1][2]
* Sleepless series (1991–99) by Nancy Kress[1]
* The Sky Lords trilogy by John Brosnan.
* Unwind (2007) by Neal Shusterman
* Wetware (1988) by Rudy Rucker[2]
* White Devils (2004) by Paul J. McAuley[1][5][12][13]
* The Windup Girl (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi[1] − on Time's list "The Top 10 Everything of 2009"[14]
* Winterlong (1990) by Elizabeth Hand[5]
* Darkome (2024) by Hannu Rajaniemi[15]

### Short stories

* "The Brains of Rats" (1988) by Michael Blumlein[9]
* The People of Sand and Slag (2004) by Paolo Bacigalupi[16]
* "Gene Wars" (1991) by Paul J. McAuley[17][18]

### Graphic novels and comics

* Blame! (1998) by Tsutomu Nihei[19]
* Doktor Sleepless (2007—present) by Warren Ellis[20]
* Fluorescent Black (2008–2010) by M.F. Wilson and Nathan Fox[21]

## Film and television

### Feature films

* Frankenstein (1931)[22]
* Blade Runner (1982)[1][23][24]
* Super Mario Bros. (1993)
* Gattaca (1997)[1][25][23]
* eXistenZ (1999)[23]
* Resident Evil series (2002–2016; 2021)[1]
* Code 46 (2003)[26][27]
* Tokyo Gore Police (2008)[28]
* Repo: The Genetic Opera (2008)
* Splice (2009)[1][23]
* Repo Men (2010)[23][26]
* Antiviral (2012)[29][30]
* Prometheus (2012)
* Vesper (2022)[31]

### Short films

* LOOM (2012) by Jake Scott[32]

### Television series

* Dark Angel (2000–2002)[1][23][33]
* ReGenesis (2004–2008)
* Orphan Black (2013–2017)[34][35]
* Orphan Black – 7 Genes (2017–present)[36][37]
* Kamen Rider Amazons (2016–2017)

## Video games

* The Ooze (1995) developed by Sega Technical Institute where a scientist gets turned into a blob-like creature by a chemicals corporation seeking to unleash on the world a bioweapon in the form of a virus that only them possesses the cure for;
* Terranigma (Tenchi Sōzō) (1995) and Final Fantasy VII (1997) are Japanese RPGs which feature some biopunk elements: the mad scientist Beruga in Terranigma and the Shinra Corporation in Final Fantasy VII are trying to control the world via biotechnology and genetic manipulations;
* Panzer Dragoon series (1995-2002) developed by Team Andromeda/Smilebit and published by Sega;
* Resident Evil series (1996–present) developed and published by Capcom;[1]
* Parasite Eve (1998) developed by Square and published by Square Electronic Arts;
* Parasite Eve II (2000) developed by Square and published by Square Electronic Arts.
* SiN series (1998–2006) developed by Ritual Entertainment (except for the expansion pack Wages of Sin that was developed by 2015, Inc.) and published by Activision, features cyberpunk and biopunk elements;
* Evolva (2000) developed by Computer Artworks Ltd. and published by Interplay Entertainment;
* Dark Angel (2001) developed by Radical Entertainment for the TV series of the same name;
* Quake 4 (2005) developed by Raven Software and published by Activision;
* Rogue Trooper (2006) developed by Rebellion Developments and published by Eidos Interactive;
* Prey (2006) developed by Human Head Studios and published by 2K Games;
* BioShock series (2007–present) developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K Games;[1]
* Fracture (2008) developed by Day 1 Studios and published by LucasArts;
* Prototype (2009) developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Activision;
* Killing Floor series (2009–present) developed and published by Tripwire Interactive;
* Crysis 2 (2011) developed by Crytek and published by Electronic Arts;
* The Deus Ex franchise (2000-2016), developed by Ion Storm and Eidos Montreal and published by Eidos Interactive and Square Enix Eu;
* Cruelty Squad (2021), developed and published by Consumer Softproducts;
* Athanasy (2022), developed by Wirion and published by 7DOTS;[38]
* Scorn (2022), developed and published by Ebb Software;
* Ceiba (2023), developed by Wirion and 7DOTS and published by Moonworks.[39]

## See also

* List of cyberpunk works
* Cyberpunk derivatives
* Genetic engineering in science fiction

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Schmeink, Lars (2014). "Biopunk 101". Science Fiction Research Association Review: 31–36. ISSN 1068-395X. http://larsschmeink.de/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Schmeink-Lars-Biopunk-101.pdf. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 McHale, Brian (1992). Constructing Postmodernism. Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 9780415060141. https://books.google.com/books?id=adLV2poBPtkC&q=Wetware+rucker+biopunk&pg=PA255. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Shippey, Tom (14 April 2017). "The Price of Playing God". Wall Street Journal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-price-of-playing-god-1492189083.
4. ↑ "Science Fiction Book Reviews". Scifi.com. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue399/books.html.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Filippo, Paul Di (23 April 2009). "Gregor Mendel died for your sins! Biopunk and Ribofunk". http://paul-di-filippo.com/gregor-mendel-died-for-your-sins-biopunk-and-ribofunk/.
6. ↑ Casti, J. L.; Karlqvist, Anders (1999). Mission to Abisko: Stories and Myths in the Creation of Scientific "truth". DIANE Publishing Company. p. 147. ISBN 978-0756751234.
7. ↑ "Leviathan Series | Scott Westerfeld". http://scottwesterfeld.com/books/leviathan/.
8. ↑ Newitz, Annalee (2001). Biopunk. http://www.sfbg.com/SFLife/tech/71.html. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Locus Online: Review by Claude Lalumière". Locusmag.com. http://www.locusmag.com/2002/Reviews/Lalumiere05_WonderAnatomy.html.
10. ↑ Quinion, Michael (1997). World Wide Words: Biopunk. http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-bio3.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-26.
11. ↑ "This Just In...News from The Agony Column". Trashotron.com. http://www.trashotron.com/agony/news/2005/04-11-05.htm.
12. ↑ Lalumiere BestOf2004.html
13. ↑ "White Devils by Paul McAuley - an infinity plus review". Infinity Plus. http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/fantasticfiction/whitedevils.htm.
14. ↑ Grossman, Lev (8 December 2009). "The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi". Time. http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1943868_1943887,00.html. Retrieved 29 October 2010.
15. ↑ "Error: no `|title=` specified when using {{Cite web}}". https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Hannu-Rajaniemi-ebook/dp/B0C9GNJH1C.Error:+no+`|title=`+specified when+using+{{[[Template:Cite+web|Cite+web]]}}&rft.atitle=&rft_id=https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Hannu-Rajaniemi-ebook/dp/B0C9GNJH1C&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikibooks.org:Biology:List_of_biopunk_works">
16. ↑ Liptak, Andrew (2010). "Paolo Bacigalupi's "Ship Breaker" imagines the polluted future of the Gulf Coast". http://io9.com/5553840/paolo-bacigalupis-ship-breaker-images-the-polluted-future-of-the-gulf-coast.
17. ↑ GM Storytelling: Science Fiction and Our Biotech Future , Genspace
18. ↑ Shiwei Huang, Biochemistry Major's Slide
19. ↑ "BLAME ! DE NIHEI TSUTOMU". http://www.cinemasie.com/en/fiche/dossier/247/.
20. ↑ "Warren Ellis: Modify Your Body But Also Worry About the Planet". Io9.com. http://io9.com/341903/modify-your-body-but-also-worry-about-the-planet.
21. ↑ "Genome Alberta Interview". Genome Alberta. http://www.genomealberta.ca/blogs/main_08180801.aspx.
22. ↑ "The 15 Best Biopunk Movies of All Time". Taste of Cinema - Movie Reviews and Classic Movie Lists. 18 August 2020. https://www.tasteofcinema.com/2020/the-15-best-biopunk-movies-of-all-time/.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 Evans, Josh (18 September 2011). "What Is Biopunk?". http://sciencefiction.com/2011/09/18/what-is-biopunk/.
24. ↑ Wohlsen, Marcus (2011). Biopunk: Solving Biotech's Biggest Problems in Kitchens and Garages. Current Hardcover. ISBN 978-1617230028. https://books.google.com/books?id=bpptCOi3G_AC&q=biopunk+imagination,+fueled+by+Blade+Runner&pg=PT15.
25. ↑ "NEUROETHICS | The Narrative Perspectives". Neuroethics.upenn.edu. http://neuroethics.upenn.edu/narrative_perspec.html.
26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Moore, Daniel (29 January 2015). "Review: Automata". NeonDystopia. https://www.neondystopia.com/cyberpunk-movies-anime/review-automata/.
27. ↑ Akça, Kerem (2013). "Duyusal, bedensel ve romantik". Haber Turk. http://www.haberturk.com/kultur-sanat/haber/832559-duyusal-bedensel-ve-romantik.
28. ↑ "Tokyo Gore Police (2008) - Yoshihiro Nishimura | Synopsis, Movie Info, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie". https://www.allmovie.com/movie/tokyo-gore-police-vm2352256.
29. ↑ Styx, Acherontia. "Antiviral 2012". Mean Goblin Magazine. http://www.meangoblin.com/antiviral-2012/.
30. ↑ "Biopunk Dystopias Genetic Engineering, Society and Science Fiction". 2014. https://fakultaeten.hu-berlin.de/de/philfak2/lehre/Promotion_Habil/EinladungDisputationSchmeink.pdf.
31. ↑ "Review of Vesper: A Biopunk Sci-Fi Fairytale" (in en-US). 2022-10-25. https://solarpunkmagazine.com/review-of-vesper-a-biopunk-sci-fi-fairytale/.
32. ↑ "Bladerunneresque biopunk short: Loom [4K, red"]. http://www.planetdamage.com/2012/10/17/bladerunneresque-biopunk-short-loom-4k-red/.
33. ↑ "Science Fiction News of the Week". Scifi.com. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue222/news.html.
34. ↑ "Sharon Lynn Fisher dishes on the Sci-Fi Fantasy of BioPunk". 30 April 2014. http://www.notyetread.com/2014/04/sharon-lynn-fisher/.
35. ↑ Moore, Daniel (9 February 2015). "Review: Orphan Black – Season 1". NeonDystopia. https://www.neondystopia.com/cyberpunk-movies-anime/review-orphan-black-season-1/.
36. ↑ Frater, Patrick (November 29, 2017). "ATF: BBC America's 'Orphan Black' Remade for Japan". https://variety.com/2017/tv/asia/bbc-orphan-black-remade-for-japan-1202625580/.
37. ↑ "BBC - Original award-winning Orphan Black to be made for Japanese audience - Media Centre" (in en-GB). https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/worldwide/2017/orphan-black-japan.
38. ↑ "Athanasy on Steam". https://store.steampowered.com/app/1769320/Athanasy/.
39. ↑ "Save 50% on Ceiba on Steam". https://store.steampowered.com/app/2398940/Ceiba/.

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