There was a young adult book waaaaay back in the day (when I was actually a pre-teen) called Anna to the Infinite Power that played with this concept. I wish I could find a copy of that book, it was really good.

***Spoiler***
In short, Anna was a clone of a tremendously talented musician who lived in the Nazi concentration camps. When Anna hit puberty, she started having strange memories, etc. and was whisked away to a “hospital” where she discovered that many of the girl patients were just like her…and they all found out that they were clones. However, when puberty hit, they began to individualize — even though they were clones, they were also themselves, and became individuals none of which were exactly like the original.

Carielle, I remember that book. Have you tried http://www.abebooks.com (worldwide network of secondhand booksellers) to find it?

Not only does this raise an interesting point about the nature of cloning, and a lot of people’s misplaced fears about it… there’s something terribly Libra about lounging around in the tub with your partner, discussing bioethics.

hi matthew!

Whoa, I knew that the Soldier was smart, but I didn’t know that he was wise!

The Soldier and Einstein. Did you know that Einstein’s wife name was ELSA and his daughters name was Ilsa?