See if your friends have read any of Cosima Herter's books There are things I hear come out of characters’ mouths, like Cosima, that it’s kind of surreal. No molecular biologist or geneticist would say it is entirely one or the other. Inside the Theme: Lake Monsters Meet the Real Cosima of “Orphan Black”: Cosima HerterThe odd thing is that she doesn’t have a page on Wikipedia!All in all, despite Herter’s consultation, she still notices scientific inaccuracies. The three clones decide to group together to form "Clone Club", whose aim is to find their origin and where they come from. You have to take great big leaps to say ‘it’s ALL your environment,’ and that assumes you know everything about what the environment is and what environment even means. Cosima Herter is the real Cosima. But they do have a reality, insofar as people spend their whole lives and careers trying to figure this out.The patenting of genetic material, it’s fascinating, complicated, crazy, and it seems counterintuitive and in some ways it does seem kind of sinister, and yet we live in an economic and social system where I don’t see how we could have expected it to be otherwise. The acclaimed television series Orphan Black explores the ethics and implications of transhumanism, cloning, life extension, cybernetic enhancements, gene therapy, and more. I’ll hear it and say, “I would say something like that.” And Graeme will say, “That’s because you said it.”There’s quite a few similarities [between Cosima and me]. These are very fictional tropes about scientists. It has to be represented in some visual way. Well, we don’t know enough about our genomes to say that, and it’s complicated. Herter remarks that she’s really lucky to be involved in the “Orphan Black” series and that Maslany eerily mimics her mannerisms very well!What’s the Best Order to Watch Star Wars?Cosima Herter is the real Cosima.

Cosima Herter is the author of The Science of Orphan Black (4.44 avg rating, 136 ratings, 29 reviews) In this installment of the Future Grind podcast, host Ryan O’Shea speaks with Cosima Herter, the science consultant for the critically acclaimed television series Orphan Black . But, it is Hollywood after all.The co-writer of Orphan Black and long-time friend of Herter, Graeme Manson, was just casually talking about “Orphan Black” with her one day. “Some of the science, of course, we’ve stretched it, it’s quite plastic. Welcome to my new blog! Or what if you don’t have dialogue? Copyright 2013 - 2020 GeekGirlPenPals There are some things that are very familiar. She's an administrative assistant by day. Meet the woman who inspired the character, Orphan Black science consultant, Cosima Herter. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. She, along with fellow clone Alison Hendrix first meet Sarah Manning whilst the latter is under the guise of Beth Childs. I’m a science writer and consultant for Orphan Black. Cosima Niehaus is a Ph.D. student and a clone of American origin on Orphan Black. So, being a science lover myself, I began to dig. And we also have this idea that you are your genes, that that’s the totality of your personality, your soul, your behavior. It’s not like there’s a 1:1 correlation between, [for instance] one gene sequence that regulates sexuality. Cray crays included! Maybe it comes from your body, maybe it comes from personalities. When I tell Cosima Herter, Orphan Blackscience consultant, that one of my favorite things on the BBC America show is when Helena eats, she bursts out laughing. Insider: Cosima Niehaus Will Cosima find a cure for the fatal illness plaguing the clones in time to save her own life? Orphan Black is a Canadian science fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director A dear friend of mine, fellow Iggle and IGGPPC blogger Shelby Dosser, recently introduced me to the series. There are lots of things where I want to say, “That’s not really how it happens.” But you don’t have a choice — you’re working with a different medium.I don’t think that’s too far-fetched, nor is it to imagine that there are, like you say, superlabs. The Science of Orphan Black: The Official CompanionDo you have questions about the science behind Orphan BlHi, I’m Cosima Herter. Mostly what I bring are questions about evolution and biology. It makes me laugh. Orphan Black S2, E1 Insider: Meet the Real Cosima Love Cosima? Looking at questions of how science and technology, and particularly biology, are interconnected with politics and … So things build over time, and you end up with a system that requires us to do certain kinds of things, like apply for patents, whether you want to or not… You’ll see more about [patenting].Maintained by Center for American Progress - Action FundSo it’s a lot of creative ideas being passed around, and part of my job is to vet them and make sure they have some kind of accuracy.

Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Science of Orphan Black: The Official Companion. Cosima Herter, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota and science consultant on Orphan Black — who un-coincidentally sounds a lot like fan-favorite clone, Cosima Niehaus — talked with CBC about the science and plausibility of the show. I feel for her on that one, being a science lover myself! She lives in Toronto, Ontario. And it’s a very complicated idea, in 8 seconds of dialogue, between three people.

Join the We’re not trying to say, “here’s the answer.” We’re actually opening up a lot of questions… Most of us are trying to grapple with it on an existential level. Share in the comments! [online] Available at: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/06/18/cosima-herter-orphan-black-science-interview_n_5508722.html [Accessed 2 Aug. 2014].I’m sitting here with my mug full of herbal tea and my mind is spinning after marathoning the TV show, “Orphan Black”. She makes pinback buttons for geeky businesses so they can grow their community.