In this opening skirmish—call it “the cloning/stem cell moment”—four basic positions have emerged. Each represents a different set of moral, political, and practical judgments about what is ...

My daughter gave me a wonderful scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) for Mother’s Day several years ago. It flourishes on my side porch, and I repot it regularly. I like it so much that I have ...