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What brought the research into the human arena was the rapidly developing field of in-vitro fertilization. In clinics popping up around the world, couples who have trouble conceiving can have their sperm and eggs mixed in a Petri dish -- and the resulting embryos transferred to the mother's womb. The process is distressingly hit-or-miss, though, and the odds of a successful pregnancy go up with the number of embryos used. In a typical in-vitro procedure, doctors will insert three to five embryos in hopes that, at most, one or two will implant...
...idea is headline simple: if genetic testing allowed parents to know that their child in the womb would probably grow up gay, would they abort the fetus and try again for a straight one? To make the decision tougher, Tolins gives the prospective mother (Jennifer Grey) a beloved brother (an engagingly prickly Raphael Sbarge) who is flamboyantly...
Conversely, Phillip Schwartz's "Job's Curse" is a near-life-size work featuring a gaunt, sketched figure whose outline is filled with a grim monologue that begins "God damn the day I was born and the night that forced me from the womb." Susan Avishal looks at portraiture in a completely different way. Trained as an illustrator, she draws detailed close-ups of the clothing that people wear; she describes her work as "a metaphor for any covering which can both hide and reveal what is underneath...
...people seemingly determined to feed his paranoia, eventually murders his analyst. His girlfriend Emma, played with convincing indifference by Laurie Metcalf, torments Dennis with cheap ties and constant reminders to feed the fish. As Dennis settles into his analyst's office, saying, "I remember when I was in the womb...," Dr. Schooner (Rowan Atkinson) sighs and draws up a shopping list. Wright's classic deadpan performance is set off perfectly by the boredom and snobbery expressed in Atkinson's exagerrated facial expressions and accent. Although well acted and directed, it is the witty and original script, written by Mark Armstrong...
...protect the womb from infection, says a scientist...