Essays on Swarm

Introduction

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Science fiction is a genre of literature that deals with imaginary aspects such as technology, space travel, science, and time travel among others. Second variety by Philip K., Swarm by Bruce Sterling, Desertation by Simak, and Slow life by Michael Swanwick uses various aspects of chemical, biological, technical and scientific abstraction to science fiction. According to the four stories, the authors present the genre of science fiction by using precarious events that intend to forewarn the readers of the future possibilities of science and technology. Therefore, Science fiction gives meaning to life by enlightening the readers with the interest ...

Science fiction is nonexistent devoid of scientific and technological concepts. This essay aims at exploring how cautionary tales in science fiction make use of ideas rooted in science or technology. It focuses on four narratives and how their writers have incorporated scientific notions in creating admonitions. The four stories include Second Variety by Philip K. Dick, Slow Life by Michael Swanwick, Desertion by Clifford D. Simak, and Swarm by Bruce Sterling. These authors have used biological, chemical, physical, astronomical, or mechanical abstractions to warn the reader of impending danger in the narrative. In his narration, Philip K. Dick uses ...

In addition to the direct physical manifestation of swarm phenotype –increased length and number of flagella, swarm cells often produce wetting agent, usually a surface of some type, for instance, the surface in Serrtia (serrwettins) and Bacillus (surfcatin) (White, 2006). In both cases loss of surfactant dramatically decreases swearing proficiency in Bacillus as well as strains of E. Coli do not make surfactants, which is probably why they are such picky swimmers. Surfactants act mainly to maintain surface wetness, which in turn allows cells to swim in every shallow layer of fluid on the surface. Research findings indicate that ...

Page 1-3: Astrid Elio’s Apartment. Evening. Astrid is sitting in the kitchen looking at her computer The first thought that came to Astrid’s mind was, “this can’t be right!” But this was the fifth time that she had run the test through the advanced analytics on her computer, and no matter what configuration she put in, the results were always the same. She ran it over and over in her mind, “Calixte, her fiancé, was a vampire!” Moreover, he was the newer strain of vampire, which were being called vombies. Vombies were different from older vampires ...