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Books — From the June 1983 issue
The latest fashions in thinking about your genes
Review — From the December 1978 issue
Article — From the December 1978 issue
Only the fittest scientific truths survive
Wraparound — From the March 1976 issue
Books — From the November 1975 issue
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”