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Stories by Marcy Darnovsky

Are We Headed for a Sci-Fi Dystopia?

1997's 'Gattaca' featured a bleak future world ruled by bio-engineered superhumans -- an outcome that no longer seems far-fetched.
Posted on Mar 22, 2008

We're One Step Closer to Creating Genetically Enhanced Humans

A new Nobel laureate's work shows that the prospect of genetically engineering children is controversial but no longer just a fantasy.
Posted on Oct 19, 2007

Stem-Cell Debate Ignores Women

Stem-cell research is dependent on women who are willing to donate their eggs for research. But nobody's talking about the donors.
Posted on Oct 30, 2006

Sex Selection Goes Mainstream

A Virginia-based fertility clinic is aggressively marketing a new technique that allows Americans to choose the gender of their child. They call it 'family balancing.'
Posted on Sep 25, 2003