Too Long; Didn't Read
They say truth is stranger than fiction. I think fiction can be used to make the truth seem stranger. A bit like tinkering with nature to make it even more desirable. Changing the laws of nature is not a very new endeavor. In fact it is ancient and it is a discipline called Eugenics. In fact, Eugenics can be traced as far back as Plato who suggested applying the principles of selective breeding of humans as early as 400 BCE(source:Wikipedia)