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Father of IVF Robert Edwards passes away

April 11, 2013
British scientist Robert Edwards, known as ‘father’ of world's first test-tube baby breathed his last on Wednesday, the Cambridge University announced. The 87-year-old died following prolonged illness. Edwards, who was …

World’s first IVF clinic opens its second facility in India

September 8, 2012
Britain-based Bourn Hall Clinic, responsible for the world's first test-tube baby in 1978, Friday opened its second hi-tech infertility treatment facility in India and announced that it will open 20 such centres in the country by …

Louise Brown, the world’s first test tube baby celebrates 34th birthday!

April 24, 2013
It was 34 years ago on this very day that Louise Brown, the world’s first test tube baby was born by a process called In-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Since then IVF has given the world about five million new people and is a boon …