Cloning
We’ve played along for two seasons, but we’ve had enough. A complicated narrative is one thing, confusion is another. The ‘Westworld’ finale was completely insane. [Spoilers!]
‘What is my vet going to think? What are people going to think?... You know what, I love my dog so much I don’t really care what anybody thinks.’
This year, a Chinese company plans to open a massive factory to clone 100,000 cows. Just how far will this mass reproductive technology go?
The Sooam Company promises to extend the ‘lifespan’ of your dog through cloning. Problem is, cloning doesn’t cover personality, memory, or the ‘nurture’ part of the nature vs. nurture equation.
A research team in China genetically engineered human embryos this week. Beyond unethical, the practice adds fire to an already heated issue: reproductive freedom.
New clones. New secrets. New blank stares asking “what the hell just happened?” The reasons you love Orphan Black were firing on all cylinders in Saturday’s Season 3 premiere.