Clone - Gina Kolata

An interesting account of the history of cloning, from the 1930s to the birth of Dolly the sheep in 1996. A bit overwrought at the beginning, probably because it was written so soon after Dolly was born - Kolata and her subjects seem to think cloning is the most important story of the previous 20 years. But fascinating nonetheless. As always, Gina Kolata is excellent at explaining science - I learned a lot about genes, biology lab techniques, and reproduction. Plus she has great characterizations of the main players.

Clone: The Road to Dolly, and the Path Ahead
Gina Kolata
1997
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