"We have two test tubes here," said the professor of IVF studies. "They contain two carefully synthesised ingredients that we can now use to create human life. Solution A is a genetically engineered copy of all the ingredients in the female ovum, while Solution B replicates the active ingredients in male spermatozoa. "If I mix them in this aseptic glass container a new human life will be conceived. Now any questions?" "Could you possibly give us a demonstration?" asked an awed member of the audience. "I'm sorry, not tonight," said the professor, "Solution A has a headache." |