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