The so-called "CDC arc" that concluded the abbreviated first season of The Walking Dead received mixed reviews from fans and critics alike. At the time of its airing (2010), this seemingly radical departure from the graphic novel series appeared to be a dead end. However, when revisited some six seasons later, the CDC arc provides a valuable laboratory in which to explore not only the original motivation of the writers and how this early arc ties in with the later series, but the depiction of the fictional CDC and its scientists (with an eye to comparing them to their real world counterparts). It will be shown that the CDC arc illustrates not only issues of medical and scientific ethics, but the scientific method itself. In addition, the CDC arc's main protagonist, Dr. Edwin Jenner, is a complex example of the fictional "biohero," painted as neither mad scientist nor world savior.

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虚弱的神和有缺陷的生物英雄行尸走肉的虚构博士埃德温詹纳和真正的疾病预防控制中心

结束行尸走肉第一季的所谓“CDC弧线”收到了粉丝和评论家的褒贬不一的评价。在播出时（2010 年），这种与图画小说系列看似彻底背离的作品似乎已经走到了尽头。然而，当大约六个赛季后重新审视时，CDC 弧线提供了一个宝贵的实验室，不仅可以探索作家的原始动机以及早期弧线如何与后来的系列相联系，而且还可以探索虚构的 CDC 及其科学家的描述（着眼于将它们与现实世界的同行进行比较）。将证明 CDC 弧不仅说明了医学和科学伦理问题，而且说明了科学方法本身。此外，CDC 弧线的主要主角 Edwin Jenner 博士是虚构的“生物英雄”的复杂例子，