Remaking Eden

<p>Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to a split in the human species?</p><p>In this brilliant provocative and necessary book Lee M. Silver takes a cautiously optimistic look at the scientific advances that will allow us to engineer life in ways that were unimaginable just a few short years ago--indeed in ways that go far beyond cloning. In clear engaging and accessible prose Silver demystifies the science behind a myriad of thrilling and frightening new possibilities in a book that is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the hopes and dilemmas of the American family in the twenty-first century.</p>