The Genius Factory
David Plotz
Random House Publishing Group
<p>It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history, and no one knew how it turned out. The Repository for Germinal Choice--nicknamed the Nobel Prize sperm bank--opened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades, women flocked to it  from all over the country to choose a sperm donor from its roster of Nobel-laureate scientists, mathematical prodigies, successful businessmen, and star athletes. But the bank quietly closed its doors in 1999--its founder dead, its confidential records sealed, and the fate of its children and donors unknown. In early 2001, award-winning columnist David Plotz set out to solve the mystery of the Nobel Prize sperm bank.<br><br>Plotz wrote an article for Slate inviting readers to contact him--confidentially--if they knew anything about the bank. The next morning, he received an email response, then another, and another--each person desperate to talk about something they had kept hidden for years. Now, in <b>The Genius...</b></br></br></p>