The science of Orphan black : the official companion

9781770413801
1770413804

303 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm

Orphan black (Television program)

"With science consultant Cosima Herter and series co-creator Graeme Manson"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301)

Foreword / by Cosima Harter
Introduction : welcome to the trip
"How many of us are there?" The history & science of clones
Case study : Sarah Manning
Case study : Alison Hendrix
"There's only one of me" Nature versus nurture
Case study : Cosima Niehaus
"You're just a bad copy of me" Kendall Malone : one person, two cell lines
Case study : Elizabeth Childs
Case study : Tony Sawicki
"This is my biology, my decision" Synthetic biology and human experimentation
Case study : Helena
"My poor, poor Rachel" Rachel's brain injury
Case study : Rachel Duncan
"Your little girls are dying" The clone disease
Case study : M.K. (Veera Suominen)
Case study : Krystal Goderitch
"And we, here, shall drink from the fountain first" Prolongevity and regeneration
The conversation : Graeme Manson and Cosima Herter
Glossary
Orphan black and history : a timeline

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Herter, Cosima, consultant, writer of foreword
Manson, Graeme (Writer), consultant
Nesseth, Nina, author