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Short scifi story where reproductive organs are converted to produce “materials”, pregnant protagonist is “found fit” to be a mother


Women giving birth to organic industrial machinery before they can become “parents”A name of a short story where appliances are smartScifi short story where 'blues is good reds is bad'Scifi short story where all citizens are armed (golden age)?Short SciFi story where humans join and evolve into a kind of multi-creatureOld sci-fi short story where protagonist (a doctor) realizes infant is a serial murderer?Short story where doors are used for teleportationShort story where the protagonist is the number 5 (or 7?)Short story where the protagonist is unknowingly the demon Beelzebub.Short story where 2 zombies are in loveShort story where Neanderthals are like supermen













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I read this story I think in an Issac Asimov short story collection - not necessarily his.



It’s about a world where reproductive organs where converted to produce all kinds of materials.



The protagonist is pregnant and kept the option to give birth and nurse.



She studies something.
In the end she gives birth to a starship main computer and receive a letter that gives her the happy news that she finished school and found fit to be a mother.










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  • Hi there. That is some good info already; if you can, please take a look at these guidelines on story-ID, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in :)

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  • Eeeeeeh... Just to clarify, when you say "she gives birth to a starship main computer", she programmed it or something, right? She did not literally give birth to a computer? (I guess not, given the letter she receives, but still)

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    3 hours ago












  • @Jenayah No, she literally gave birth to a gene-engineered construct designed to pilot a space ship.

    – DavidW
    1 hour ago















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I read this story I think in an Issac Asimov short story collection - not necessarily his.



It’s about a world where reproductive organs where converted to produce all kinds of materials.



The protagonist is pregnant and kept the option to give birth and nurse.



She studies something.
In the end she gives birth to a starship main computer and receive a letter that gives her the happy news that she finished school and found fit to be a mother.










share|improve this question









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Yeshai Moskovitch is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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  • Hi there. That is some good info already; if you can, please take a look at these guidelines on story-ID, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in :)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago











  • Eeeeeeh... Just to clarify, when you say "she gives birth to a starship main computer", she programmed it or something, right? She did not literally give birth to a computer? (I guess not, given the letter she receives, but still)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago












  • @Jenayah No, she literally gave birth to a gene-engineered construct designed to pilot a space ship.

    – DavidW
    1 hour ago













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I read this story I think in an Issac Asimov short story collection - not necessarily his.



It’s about a world where reproductive organs where converted to produce all kinds of materials.



The protagonist is pregnant and kept the option to give birth and nurse.



She studies something.
In the end she gives birth to a starship main computer and receive a letter that gives her the happy news that she finished school and found fit to be a mother.










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I read this story I think in an Issac Asimov short story collection - not necessarily his.



It’s about a world where reproductive organs where converted to produce all kinds of materials.



The protagonist is pregnant and kept the option to give birth and nurse.



She studies something.
In the end she gives birth to a starship main computer and receive a letter that gives her the happy news that she finished school and found fit to be a mother.







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  • Hi there. That is some good info already; if you can, please take a look at these guidelines on story-ID, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in :)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago











  • Eeeeeeh... Just to clarify, when you say "she gives birth to a starship main computer", she programmed it or something, right? She did not literally give birth to a computer? (I guess not, given the letter she receives, but still)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago












  • @Jenayah No, she literally gave birth to a gene-engineered construct designed to pilot a space ship.

    – DavidW
    1 hour ago

















  • Hi there. That is some good info already; if you can, please take a look at these guidelines on story-ID, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in :)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago











  • Eeeeeeh... Just to clarify, when you say "she gives birth to a starship main computer", she programmed it or something, right? She did not literally give birth to a computer? (I guess not, given the letter she receives, but still)

    – Jenayah
    3 hours ago












  • @Jenayah No, she literally gave birth to a gene-engineered construct designed to pilot a space ship.

    – DavidW
    1 hour ago
















Hi there. That is some good info already; if you can, please take a look at these guidelines on story-ID, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in :)

– Jenayah
3 hours ago





Hi there. That is some good info already; if you can, please take a look at these guidelines on story-ID, see if they trigger any more memories you could edit in :)

– Jenayah
3 hours ago













Eeeeeeh... Just to clarify, when you say "she gives birth to a starship main computer", she programmed it or something, right? She did not literally give birth to a computer? (I guess not, given the letter she receives, but still)

– Jenayah
3 hours ago






Eeeeeeh... Just to clarify, when you say "she gives birth to a starship main computer", she programmed it or something, right? She did not literally give birth to a computer? (I guess not, given the letter she receives, but still)

– Jenayah
3 hours ago














@Jenayah No, she literally gave birth to a gene-engineered construct designed to pilot a space ship.

– DavidW
1 hour ago





@Jenayah No, she literally gave birth to a gene-engineered construct designed to pilot a space ship.

– DavidW
1 hour ago










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That is most likely "Piecework" by David Brin.



It is also the (unaccepted) answer to this other question.



Women "produce" (give birth to) industrial equipment after having sex with men who have been genetically modified.



The story follows one woman who forgoes fast money. Instead, she studies hard to earn a license to produce the most valuable "product" of all: a human child.



She has to study hard over months or years and pass examinations to earn a license to be allowed to become pregnant and have a child.




I do not know where you and the person who asked the other question get the idea of a star ship brain being involved. This is the correct story, but you have that one detail wrong






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That is most likely "Piecework" by David Brin.



It is also the (unaccepted) answer to this other question.



Women "produce" (give birth to) industrial equipment after having sex with men who have been genetically modified.



The story follows one woman who forgoes fast money. Instead, she studies hard to earn a license to produce the most valuable "product" of all: a human child.



She has to study hard over months or years and pass examinations to earn a license to be allowed to become pregnant and have a child.




I do not know where you and the person who asked the other question get the idea of a star ship brain being involved. This is the correct story, but you have that one detail wrong






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That is most likely "Piecework" by David Brin.



It is also the (unaccepted) answer to this other question.



Women "produce" (give birth to) industrial equipment after having sex with men who have been genetically modified.



The story follows one woman who forgoes fast money. Instead, she studies hard to earn a license to produce the most valuable "product" of all: a human child.



She has to study hard over months or years and pass examinations to earn a license to be allowed to become pregnant and have a child.




I do not know where you and the person who asked the other question get the idea of a star ship brain being involved. This is the correct story, but you have that one detail wrong






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That is most likely "Piecework" by David Brin.



It is also the (unaccepted) answer to this other question.



Women "produce" (give birth to) industrial equipment after having sex with men who have been genetically modified.



The story follows one woman who forgoes fast money. Instead, she studies hard to earn a license to produce the most valuable "product" of all: a human child.



She has to study hard over months or years and pass examinations to earn a license to be allowed to become pregnant and have a child.




I do not know where you and the person who asked the other question get the idea of a star ship brain being involved. This is the correct story, but you have that one detail wrong






share|improve this answer













That is most likely "Piecework" by David Brin.



It is also the (unaccepted) answer to this other question.



Women "produce" (give birth to) industrial equipment after having sex with men who have been genetically modified.



The story follows one woman who forgoes fast money. Instead, she studies hard to earn a license to produce the most valuable "product" of all: a human child.



She has to study hard over months or years and pass examinations to earn a license to be allowed to become pregnant and have a child.




I do not know where you and the person who asked the other question get the idea of a star ship brain being involved. This is the correct story, but you have that one detail wrong







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  • Yeshai, if this is the correct answer, you can accept it by clicking the checkmark on the left. Please do; it will show everyone the mystery was solved, and reward both you and JRE with somereputation :)

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  • Actually, her last (paid "egg-work") birth was a ship brain, possibly a star brain. You are mistaken on that point.

    – DavidW
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Yeshai, if this is the correct answer, you can accept it by clicking the checkmark on the left. Please do; it will show everyone the mystery was solved, and reward both you and JRE with somereputation :)

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Yeshai, if this is the correct answer, you can accept it by clicking the checkmark on the left. Please do; it will show everyone the mystery was solved, and reward both you and JRE with somereputation :)

– Jenayah
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Actually, her last (paid "egg-work") birth was a ship brain, possibly a star brain. You are mistaken on that point.

– DavidW
1 hour ago






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