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Frankenstein’s Cat

Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes

By Allison Bohac

This exploration of genetic engineering’s promise envisions a world in which pets are cloned and endangered species can be saved.

Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013, 241 p., $26

A version of this article appears in the May 4, 2013 issue of Science News.

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