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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

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