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1 online resource (303 pages) |
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text file rdaft |
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"With science consultant Cosima Herter and series co-creator Graeme Manson"--Cover. |
| Summary |
"An official guide to the crazy science of Orphan Black. Delve deeper into the scientific terms and theories at the core of the Peabody-winning, cult favourite show. With exclusive insights from the show's co-creator Graeme Manson and science consultant Cosima Herter, The Science of Orphan Black takes you behind the closed doors of the Dyad Institute and inside Neolution. Authors Casey Griffin and Nina Nesseth decode the mysteries of Orphan Black - from the history of cloning, epigenetics, synthetic biology, chimerism, the real diseases on which the clone disease is based, and the transhumanist philosophies of Neolution, to what exactly happens when a projectile pencil is shot through a person's eye and into their brain."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-301). |
| Contents |
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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| Summary |
An official guide to the crazy science of Orphan Black Delve deeper into the scientific terms and theories at the core of the Peabody-winning, cult favourite show. With exclusive insights from the show's co-creator Graeme Manson and science consultant Cosima Herter, The Science of Orphan Black takes you behind the closed doors of the Dyad Institute and inside Neolution. Authors Casey Griffin and Nina Nesseth decode the mysteries of Orphan Black -- from the history of cloning, epigenetics, synthetic biology, chimerism, the real diseases on which the clone disease is based, and the transhumanist philosophies of Neolution, to what exactly happens when a projectile pencil is shot through a person's eye and into their brain. |
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Publisher metadata. |
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Orphan black (Television program)
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Science fiction television programs -- Canada.
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Science in mass media.
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Genetics in mass media.
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Bioethics on television.
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Human cloning in mass media.
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Human experimentation in medicine.
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Human cloning.
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Genetics.
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Electronic books.
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Nesseth, Nina, author.
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Herter, Cosima, consultant, writer of foreword.
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Manson, Graeme (Writer), consultant.
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| Added Title |
Orphan black (Television program)
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| ISBN |
9781773050447 (e-pub) |
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9781770413801 (print) |
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