Ira Fishman pushes the button on a prize that looks like a camera and discovers an exact double of himself in his bedroom, but after he decides to send his double to school in his place, Ira's clone begins to take over his life, and then a second clone appears.
Explains how advances in science and technology in the fields of reproduction and genetics have impacted traditional ideas about parenthood, childhood, and the meaning of life; describes the reproduction options now available to prospective parents; and presents perspectives on what the future may hold in the area of reprogenetics.
Graduate students and best friends Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner are shocked by what they find when they investigate the fate of the eggs they donated to a Boston fertility clinic shrouded in secrecy.
Just when Maureen feels she has been demoted to second-best status by her former best friend Tracey, a rather unusual insurance agent turns up, guaranteeing replacement of lost friends within twenty-four hours.
Contains more than ten essays in which researchers, scientists, and others discuss the science of cloning, the possibilities of the field, and related ethical concerns.
Graduate students and best friends Deborah Cochrane and Joanna Meissner are shocked by what they find when they investigate the fate of the eggs they donated to a Boston fertility clinic shrouded in secrecy.