OpinionOctober 22, 2021
What Dune Reveals about Reproductive Control and Eugenics
A new adaption offers an opportunity to revisit the overlooked biology in Herbert’s classic tale
Stories by Andrew J. Mongue
Andrew J. Mongue is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Edinburgh's Institute of Evolutionary Biology and a lifelong fan of speculative fiction. He studies the diversity of reproductive strategies across the tree of life and is passionate about promoting scientific thought outside of immediate research contexts.