A collaborative work between scientists and ethicistsworking at the forefronts of their respective fieldsand short story writers, this collection attempts to predict some of the potential ethical side-effects of the groundbreaking biomedical research currently being developed. Exploring the increasingly gray area between the fantastical and that which is already within our reachincluding programmable memories, nano-tech implants, fatherless reproduction, and interspecies reproductionthis unique volume fuses fact with fiction and speculates on the future of scientific progress. This book will appeal to science fiction fans and academics alike.