Tributes to IVF pioneer Sir Bob Edwards Tributes have been paid to IVF pioneer, Sir Robert Edwards, who聽has died. Building on his work, scientists at 麻豆传媒 have developed聽an IVF technique to prevent mitochondria disease. Professor Sir Robert (Bob) Edwards, working with Dr Patrick Steptoe, is credited with the development of in vitro fertilization, or IVF, which resulted in the birth in 1978 of the world鈥檚 first 鈥榯est tube baby鈥�, .Edwards was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2010, 鈥渇or the development of in vitro fertilization鈥�.The say that there are now 5 million IVF babies in the world, and 鈥渢hey each reflect the sacrifices he made to establish IVF as a legitimate treatment in world medicine鈥�.Dr David Lynn, Director of Policy, said: 鈥淔ew scientists can have contributed so much to the sum of human happiness as Bob Edwards, whose pioneering work with Patrick Steptoe has allowed millions of couples affected by infertility to start families. British science continues to build today on the world leadership in reproductive technology which he established, through research such as 麻豆传媒鈥檚 IVF techniques for preventing transmission of mitochondrial disease.鈥� said: 鈥淩obert Edwards was a true medical pioneer who has changed both medical science and society. "I work outside of the main field of reproduction but have a major interest in preventing transmission of genetic disease. I see patients in my clinics all the time and the IVF techniques that Robert Edwards developed not only give infertile couples the opportunity to have children but also those who carry certain genetic diseases the opportunity to have healthy children. What greater achievement can there be than that?鈥� Read more on the website published on: 11 April 2013
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