<div>What is the real-world history and science of human cloning, and how closely does Orphan Black nail it?<br><br>Can you own” a personeven a cloned one?<br><br>How can Sarah Manning be straight, Cosima gay, and Tony trans?<br><br>Cult hit sci-fi show <i>Orphan Black</i> doesn’t just entertain—it also raises fascinating questions about human cloning, its ethics, and its impact on personal identity.<br><br>In <i>What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black</i>, prominent bioethicist Gregory E. Pence violates Clone Club’s first rule to take us deeper into the show and its connections to the real world, including:<br><br>Prominent myths about human clones (and Orphan Black’s rejection of them),<br>Our ugly history of eugenics<br>The ethics of human experimentation, by way of Projects Castor and Leda<br>Clones and identity: what we can learn from twin studies and Sarah Manning’s sisters”<br>Mysterious genetic anomalies<br>The brave new world of genetic enhancement, clonal dynasties, and how Helena and Kira Manning fit in<br><br>In the process, <i>What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club</i> reveals why<i>Orphan Black</i> is some of today's most engaging and thought-provoking television.<br></div>