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Robert Edwards, a British Nobel prize-winning scientist known as the father of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for pioneering the development of "test tube babies", died on Wednesday aged 87 after a long illness, his university said.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Robert Edwards, a British Nobel prize-winning scientist who pioneered the development of "test tube babies" conceived through in-vitro fertilization (IVF), died on Wednesday after a long illness, his university said.
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Sir Robert's work resulted in the first so-called test tube baby, Louise Brown, who was born in 1978. Since then, five million IVF babies have been born worldwide.
dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 14 days ago)
His work has given millions the chance to realize their dreams of becoming parents. Robert Edwards, the British scientist known as the father of IVF, for his pioneering work developing "test tube babies" died on Wednesday at age 87.
palmbeachpost.com (1 month and 13 days ago)
SINCE the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby on July 25, 1978, more than five million IVF babies have been born, all of whom have Sir Robert Edwards to thank for their existence. He together with Dr Patrick Steptoe pioneered the in vitro fertilisation technique and in doing so made an incalculable contribution to humankind and transformed our views on...
dailyexpress.co.uk (1 month and 11 days ago)
SINCE the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby on July 25, 1978, more than five million IVF babies have been born, all of whom have Sir Robert Edwards to thank for their existence. He together with Dr Patrick Steptoe pioneered the in vitro fertilisation technique and in doing so made an incalculable contribution to humankind and transformed our views on...
dailyexpress.co.uk (1 month and 11 days ago)

A man who sexually assaulted two women on the Tube has been banned from the London Underground for five years.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 9 days ago)
Robert Edwards was the fertility pioneer whose work has led to the birth of more than five million children to couples who would otherwise not have been able to conceive. After more than 20 years of development, the In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) technique, developed by Edwards and his colleague Dr Patrick Steptoe, resulted in the birth of the first "test-tube baby" in 1978....
independent.co.uk (1 month and 14 days ago)

His work led to the birth of the world's first "test tube baby" in 1978
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