
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
Caitlin E. McDonough-Goldstein is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna exploring the evolution of reproductive systems. They are committed to remediating historical biases in biology and delight in finding connections between their research, queer theory and speculative fiction.

What Dune Reveals about Reproductive Control and Eugenics
A new adaption offers an opportunity to revisit the overlooked biology in Herbert’s classic tale