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1 " Anatomy and biological process aside, creating life is a miracle, and should stay that way. Yes, we can—and we should—use our knowledge and our technology to insure the health and safety of the mother and child. Eliminate birth defects and disease whenever possible. But crossing that line into designing babies? Manipulating emotions, physical appearance, mental capacity, even personality traits? That’s no miracle. It’s ego.” The "
― J.D. Robb , Origin in Death / Memory in Death / Born in Death / Innocent in Death / Creation in Death (In Death #21-25)
2 " I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last. —REVELATION "
3 " A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. —HENRY ADAMS "
4 " Lots of medical, scientific, technological advances come through little bits of craziness, a lot of ego.” “Or "
5 " Bet the first guy who made fire figured he was a god, and the other cavemen bowed down to him.” “Or bashed him in the head with a rock and stole his burning stick.” She "
6 " Creating life is the job of a higher power. It’s our job, our duty and our joy, to nurture life, protect and respect it. "
7 " Replicating human beings in a lab, selecting traits, eliminating others. Who decides what are the parameters? What of the failures, as there must be in any sort of experimentation of procedures. "
8 " Whatever our DNA, it’s living and being that make us. "
9 " All right, team.” Randa lifted the tent between Mavis’s legs. “Positions.” “Why is this my position?” Eve demanded when she was maneuvered to the bottom of the bed. "
