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Birds do it, bees do it, but humans may not do it for much longer.\xa0At least not for having children.\xa0Relying on sex to reproduce could be supplanted by making babies in the lab, where parents-to-be can select genomes that will ensure ideal physical and behavioral traits.\nMen hoping to be fathers should act sooner rather than later.\xa0These same advancements in biotechnology could allow women to fertilize their own eggs, making the need for male sperm obsolete.\xa0\nMeanwhile, some animals already reproduce asexually.\xa0Find out how female African bees can opt to shut out male bees intent on expanding the hive.\xa0\nWill engineering our offspring have a down side?\xa0Sex creates vital genetic diversity, as demonstrated by evolution of wild animals in urban areas.\xa0Find out how birds, rodents and insects use sex in the city to adapt and thrive.\nGuests:\n\n\n Menno Schilthuizen\xa0\xa0\u2013\xa0Biologist and ecologist, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Leiden University in The Netherlands.\xa0\xa0His\xa0New York Times\xa0op-ed, \u201cEvolution is Happening Faster Than We Thought,\u201d is\xa0here.\n\n\nMatthew Webster\xa0\u2013\xa0Evolutionary biologist, Uppsala University, Sweden\n\n\nHank Greely\xa0\u2013\xa0Law professor and ethicist, Stanford University, who specializes in the ethical, legal and social implications of biomedical technologies.\xa0His book is \u201cThe End of Sex and The Future of Reproduction.\u201d\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices