It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Super Newborn. The future of babies is bound to involve some engineering. Click on the image to see projected birth rates around the world.
Every parent wants the perfect child.
In the next millennium, every parent may get that chance. Of all the changes sure to come in the 21st century and beyond, reproductive advances, with their potential to alter fundamentally who we are, could be the most significant and profound. Gene therapy may eliminate hereditary diseases. Improved infant nutrition could curb later-life health problems. Ever-tinier premature babies will survive and thrive.