Paradice project
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The Paradice project is a clandestine genetic-engineering initiative in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy that creates the bioengineered humanoid species known as the Crakers.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clandestine scientific initiative
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fictional genetic engineering project ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
MaddAddam (novel)
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MaddAddam trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ Oryx and Crake NERFINISHED ⓘ The Year of the Flood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Jimmy / Snowman
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Oryx NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
bioethics
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extinction of humanity ⓘ playing God ⓘ posthumanism ⓘ |
| createdByAuthor | Margaret Atwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByCharacter | Crake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creates | Crakers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel Oryx and Crake (2003) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext | dystopian science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCover | Paradice dome research facility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
create a new post-human species
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replace or supersede humanity ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
contributes to global catastrophe
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creation of the Crakers ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
clandestine
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ethically controversial ⓘ secret ⓘ |
| involvesTechnology |
designer organisms
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splicing of human and animal genes ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalPlace | RejoovenEsense compound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies Crake's utopian vision
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explores consequences of genetic engineering ⓘ |
| operatedByOrganization | RejoovenEsense (cover organization) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | MaddAddam universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
advanced genetic engineering
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bioengineering ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.