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Apr 30, 2024 · Robert Edwards was a British medical researcher who developed the technique of IVF. His work with Patrick Steptoe made possible the birth of Louise Brown, the world’s first “test-tube baby,” in 1978. Edwards was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries.
- Louise Brown
Louise Brown (born July 25, 1978, Lancashire, England) is...
- Patrick Steptoe
Patrick Steptoe (born June 9, 1913, Witney, Oxfordshire,...
- Louise Brown
Sir Robert Geoffrey Edwards CBE FRS MAE (27 September 1925 – 10 April 2013) was a British physiologist and pioneer in reproductive medicine, and in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) in particular.
Robert Lee Edwards, III (born October 2, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL).
Apr 10, 2013 · Robert Edwards developed the technique of in vitro fertilization, which allows eggs and sperm to be fertilized in a test tube and implanted in a woman. He shared the Nobel Prize with Patrick Steptoe, who performed the first in vitro fertilization in 1978.
Apr 10, 2013 · Sir Robert Edwards was one of the founders of in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the technique that allows infertile couples to have children. He led the team that produced the first "test tube baby" Louise Brown in 1978 and won the Nobel Prize in 2010.
The early influences on Robert Edwards’ approach to the scientific research that led to human IVF are described. His interest as a graduate student in the genetics of early mammalian development stimulated him later to investigate whether the origins of human genetic diseases such as Down, Klinefelter and Turner syndromes might be explained ...
Apr 10, 2013 · Sir Robert Edwards, a “co-pioneer” of the in vitro fertilization technique and Nobel Prize winner, died Wednesday in his sleep after a long illness, the University of Cambridge said. He was 87.
