Bogota Free Planet Comments50 years of progress in human fertilityPosted by Dr. Gifford Jones on Aug 31, 2010 at 10:49 PM
In-vitro fertilization, IVF The time: 11:57 p.m. The day: July 25, 1978. A miracle happened. Louise Brown, the first in-vitro fertilization baby (IVF) was born at a small local hospital in Oldham, England. Her birth made headlines in every newspaper in the world. Now, 25 years later, 100,000 babies are born every year by IVF, but none of this could have happened without a momentous discovery 50 years ago. Few people have heard of James Watson and Francis Crick, but in 1953, they discovered the structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the substance in the chromosomes that makes us who we are. This was the start of molecular medicine, which allows us to make pregnancy hormones, insulin, and other medication More...Post a Comment to: Dr. Gifford JonesNext entry: Yogi Berra Was Right Previous entry: The Cape Breton Solution To Teenage Pregnancy Note from the Editor: This section is for comments from readers of bogotafreeplanet.com. Please don't assume that Bogota Free Planet agree with or endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege. |
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