Culture | Scientific dynasties

Thomas and Julian Huxley were champions of Darwinism

It was one of many traits they shared, writes Alison Bashford in her double biography

The Huxleys. By Alison Bashford. University of Chicago Press; 576 pages; $30. Published in Britain as “An Intimate History of Evolution”; Allen Lane; £30

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