This is the highly acclaimed book by Robin Marantz Henig about the early days of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the ethical and legal battles waged in the 1970s, as well as the scientific advances that eventually changed the public perception of "test tube babies." Published in paperback for the first time, this timely and provocative book brilliantly presents the scientific and ethical dilemmas in the ongoing debate over what it means to be human in a technological age. “Fortunately, whether you have to explain the newest facts of life or simply want to understand them yourself, you can now turn to Robin Marantz Henig's beautifully written and timely book on the way in vitro (Latin for “in glass”) fertilization, or I.V.F., began with the tinkering of a few researchers during the 1960's, and how it became widely available. . . .Washington has refused to pay for the most controversial avenues of reproductive research. Yet in an age when for–profit companies and university scientists often become partners in the hope of striking it rich, it is no longer possible to close Pandora's box.”       —The New York Times Robin Marantz Henig is the author of eight books. Her previous book The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel , was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She writes about science and medicine for the New York Times Magazine , where she is a contributing writer, as well as for publications such as Scientific American , Smithsonian , and The Washington Post . Robin Henig garnered two prestigious awards in 2006: The Science in Society Award, the highest honor in science journalism, awarded by the National Association of Science Writers, and The Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis Prize awarded by The History of Science Society for the best book in the history of science for general readers. Used Book in Good Condition