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From stem cells to wild trees and evolution to CSI, a recent crop of books has something to say about scientific conflicts, conquests and controversies. Christopher Thomas Scott reviews a trio of new stem cell books Jennifer Rohn reviews Lynn Margulis' Luminous Fish Brendan Maher examines faith, Darwin, and Intelligent Design Andrea Gawrylewski reviews Richard Preston's The Wild Trees Ne


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From stem cells to wild trees and evolution to CSI, a recent crop of books has something to say about scientific conflicts, conquests and controversies.

Christopher Thomas Scott reviews a trio of new stem cell books

Jennifer Rohn reviews Lynn Margulis' Luminous Fish

Brendan Maher examines faith, Darwin, and Intelligent Design

Andrea Gawrylewski reviews Richard Preston's The Wild Trees

Newamul Khan takes on Saxons, Vikings, and Celts by Bryan Sykes

Faith McLellan writes on Michael J. Sandel's Case Against Perfection

Katharine Ramsland picks her way through books about bodies

Wendy Chao test drives the latest lab manuals

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