History Main / EvilutionaryBiologist

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': The mastermind behind the murders in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS13E5 The Master Class]]" is obsessed with the work of Sir Francis Galton, the developer of eugenics, and particularly his belief that 'imperfections' could be bred out of the human race. He attempts to put this theory into practice with his own family.

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': The mastermind behind the murders in "[[Recap/MidsomerMurdersS13E5 Master Class]]" is obsessed with the work of Sir Francis Galton, the developer of eugenics, and particularly his belief that 'imperfections' could be bred out of the human race. He attempts to put this theory into practice with his own family.

* ''Series/MidsomerMurders'': The mastermind behind the murders in "Master Class" is obsessed with the work of Sir Francis Galton, the developer of eugenics, and particularly his belief that 'imperfections' could be bred out of the human race. He attempts to put this theory into practice with his own family.

* ''Film/PainkillerJane'': Erfan enhances humans by genetic modification, saying they'll achieve a higher state of evolution in doing so.

Moreover, assuming that a species '''must''' evolve if subjected to imposed selection pressures (or AppliedPhlebotinum-induced mutations) overlooks the harsh fact that most organisms ''don't'' adapt in the face of such challenges: they simply go extinct, which is why we're not rubbing elbows with mammoths, sauropods and trilobites today. Deliberately applying such selective forces to humans may let us join them in extinction, not improve upon our current state.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Palworld}}'', the FinalBoss Victor Ashford[[note]]a ShoutOut to ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'' GreaterScopeVillain Alexander Ashford[[/note]] is a MadScientist in an EerieArcticResearchStation who seeks to use the game's {{mon}}s to create {{Bioweapon Beast}}s, with his partner Shadowbeak being [[UltimateLifeForm his first success]]. While the game is an AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' rife with BlackComedy directed at the mons, Victor's PlayingWithSyringes is decidedly ''not'' PlayedForLaughs as he speaks of them in a cold, clinical tone through his journals. He melted them down into slurry that was fed to their fellow Pals, merged them together in horrifying ways and discarded them when the results failed to live more than a few seconds, and generally tore into them just to find out how they ticked.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Palworld}}'', the FinalBoss Victor Ashford[[note]]a ShoutOut to Franchise/ResidentEvil GreaterScopeVillain Alexander Ashford[[/note]] is a MadScientist in an EerieArcticResearchStation who seeks to use the game's {{mon}}s to create {{Bioweapon Beast}}s, with his partner Shadowbeak being [[UltimateLifeForm his first success]]. While the game is an AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' rife with BlackComedy directed at the mons, Victor's PlayingWithSyringes is decidedly ''not'' PlayedForLaughs as he speaks of them in a cold, clinical tone through his journals. He melted them down into slurry that was fed to their fellow Pals, merged them together in horrifying ways and discarded them when the results failed to live more than a few seconds, and generally tore into them just to find out how they ticked.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Palworld}}'', the FinalBoss Victor Ashford is a MadScientist in an EerieArcticResearchStation who seeks to use the game's {{mon}}s to create {{Bioweapon Beast}}s, with his partner Shadowbeak being [[UltimateLifeForm his first success]]. While the game is an AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' rife with BlackComedy directed at the mons, Victor's PlayingWithSyringes is decidedly ''not'' PlayedForLaughs as he speaks of them in a cold, clinical tone through his journals. He melted them down into slurry that was fed to their fellow Pals, merged them together in horrifying ways and discarded them when the results failed to live more than a few seconds, and generally tore into them just to find out how they ticked.