The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2010 --- Robert G. Edwards
10/04/2010 09:20:00 PM
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.
Nobel Prize Awarded to Developer of In Vitro Fertilization
10/04/2010 08:48:00 PM
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).