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Predicting the genetic future: The science behind ‘Gattaca’
Predicting the genetic future: The science behind 'Gattaca',Twenty-five years ago this week, moviegoers were treated to Andrew Niccol’s science fiction classic Gattaca. The movie was a commercial flop, earning only $12.5 million at the domestic box office against a budget of $36 million. Its value as a catalyst in conversations about genetic engineering, however, is invaluable and its themes hinted at in the title itself.

Predicting the genetic future: The science behind ‘Gattaca’

Twenty-five years ago this week, moviegoers were treated to Andrew Niccol’s science fiction classic Gattaca. The movie was a commercial flop, earning only $12.5 million at the domestic box office against a budget of $36 million. Its value as a catalyst in conversations about genetic engineering, however, is invaluable and its themes hinted at in the title itself.