On a remote island in the Pacific, scientists created the Vitros, made in test tubes and given superhuman knowledge and abilities. Seventeen-year-old Sophie travels to the island searching for her mother, and discovers she has a Vitro twin who needs her protection.
Explores the controversy and science behind egg harvesting and in vitro fertilization, the process that donors go through, and the possible health risks and ethical concerns.
Provides in-depth information on In Vitro Fertilization as well as some other Assisted Reproductive Technology procedures, discussing a variety of emotional, physical, financial, and moral/religious issues.
Meghan Collins, a television news reporter, is covering a story in the emergency room of a large metropolitan hospital when a young woman is rushed in, victim of a stabbing. A chain of discovery begins that exposes the secret lives of the people closest to her.
Resolving to find the mother who left her behind, Sophie enlists the help of a charter pilot to visit a remote Pacific island lab only to encounter genetically enhanced humans created in a scientific experiment who all possess a terrible flaw.
how the first test tube babies sparked the reproductive revolution
Henig, Robin Marantz
2004
Explores how the creation of the test tube baby ushered in a new era in reproductive technology, and analyzes the ethical and political issues surrounding the first test tube baby in the 1970s.
Examines the causes of infertility, the history of in vitro fertilization, the steps involved in creating a "test tube baby, " and ethical questions the technology has raised.
