Federal officials are investigating a business that produces batches of ready-made embryos and lets prospective parents select them based on the donors' looks, ethnicity, education and other factors.At Jennalee Ryan's business, sperm donors must have doctorates; egg donors must be young, intelligent and attractive. Egg donors are paid $3,500 by the recipient family but may be paid extra if they have “earned a postgraduate degree; have a unique skill, characteristic or trait,” her Web site said. The sperm, which she said cost about $400 per vial, comes from sperm banks. Only one or two women so far have contributed eggs to Ryan's project.
Ryan, who runs the business out of her home in a well-to-do section San Antonio, offers already-made embryos, meaning clients cannot customize their choices by eye or hair color. Parents-to-be must choose from what Ryan has put together.
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