In our current age, the possibility and probability for manipulation of human and interspecies DNA is a very real and unfortunate likelihood. Genetic engineering and Eugenics have already been underway for sometime, whether it be in the laboratory, or in the attempted ethnic cleansing of WWII.

The moral, ethical and sociological issues that would be the byproduct of such practices may not deter the powers that be from continuing these projects. If one day parents are to have the choice to artificially select more “desirable” features for their offspring, should it be an option? Or could this provide the means to a deeper rift of the economic and social divide, further alienating the privileged from the have nots?

For a more passive view of the potential outcomes of such experiments, a new film project is underway called “SPLICE”.

source: Film description per Del Toro Films.

“SPLICE is being produced by Guillermo Del Toro, and stars Adrien Brody and Sarah Polly, and is being directed by Vincenzo Natali. DreadCentral reports that SPLICE is the story of two scientists, Clive and Elsa, who merge human and animal DNA in an experiment to see what comes out of it. The result is a deformed infant that grows into a beautiful winged chimera, and a bond is formed between its creators. The bond turns sour, though, when death starts raining down.”