From Monday, with the click of a mouse and insertion of credit card details, Ron Harris, a fashion photographer, will offer you the chance to bid online for the eggs of one of his `angels', who alluringly cover the front page of his website. ``There are millions of men from around the world who would love to have their genes combined with the most beautiful and genetically advanced women,'' he says. ``Many men have substantial financial resources, yet are unable to find the genetic cominations that would impart beauty to their offspring.'' Bids start at $ 15,000, with the highest securing the eggs.

People who log on to ronsangels.com are coming under fire from fertility groups on both sides of the Atlantic.They accuse Harris of commodifying human life and demeaning the problems of infertile couples.

-- The Observer News Service