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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010 --- Robert G. Edwards

Robert G. Edwards

Robert Edwards is awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for the development of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy. His achievements have made it possible to treat infertility, a medical condition afflicting a large proportion of humanity including more than 10% of all couples worldwide.
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Nobel Prize Awarded to Developer of In Vitro Fertilization

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by Robert Lowes

From Medscape Medical News

October 4, 2010 — It is hard to deny a scientist a Nobel Prize when there are 4 million good reasons.

In the case of Robert Edwards, PhD, who was awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology today, the reasons are roughly 4 million people born over the past 32 years due to the therapy he is being honored for — in vitro fertilization (IVF).
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