Never Let Me Go: A Discussion on Clones, Ethics, and the Human Future with Adam Rutherford
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Summary
This article discusses Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel "Never Let Me Go" and its 2010 film adaptation, which explore the lives of human clones created to provide body parts for others. The piece features geneticist and science communicator Adam Rutherford, who provides scientific context about genetic engineering and the human future. It prompts readers to consider how this fictional dystopian world reflects our own reality regarding bioethics and human exploitation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledHow should we imagine a world in which some people exist to provide body parts for others?
In what ways is this our world?
Kazuo Ishiguro's haunting 2005 novel of the lives and loves of human clones became an equally haunting and unsettling film five years later.
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