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Shock of the New

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.10.2004 3:51 AM

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New at Reason: Vaccination? Heart transplants? In-vitro fertilization? All these crimes against humanity shocked the public when they were first introduced. Ron Bailey demonstrates how closely the current biotech battle resembles the quaint controversies of the past.

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