Abstract
SummaryThis article explores the enduring fear of “dangerous knowledge”. It argues that the “de-extinction movement” towards reviving long-disappeared species has been understood largely through recourse to one key “story” – the Frankenstein Myth. It looks at three de-extinction projects – the mammoth, quagga, and thylacine – using the way these projects have been couched to analyse anxieties over the hubristic abuse of technology. The article focuses on the power of mythic narratives to not only explain but shape understandings of science in society, concealing more nuanced understandings. Indeed, deeply entrenched narratives can actually influence scientific endeavour.
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