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London Review of Books Christmas Books

Tall, Slender, Straight and Intelligent

Philip Kitcher

  • Clone: The Road to Dolly and the Path Ahead by Gina Kolata
  • Remaking Eden: Cloning and Beyond in a Brave New World by Lee Silver

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Philip Kitcher, a professor of philosophy at Columbia, is the author of Science, Truth and Democracy, among other books.

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