IVF innovator Robert G. Edwards wins Nobel
Monday, October 4, 2010 - 11:02
in Health & Medicine
The biologist, with Dr. Patrick Steptoe, developed techniques for in-vitro fertilization. 'Test tube baby' Louise Brown was the first of millions of children born through IVF.British biologist Robert G. Edwards, whose contributions to the technology of in-vitro fertilization have made more than 4 million couples parents, has been awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.