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Jean Marian Purdy (25 April 1945 – 16 March 1985) was a British nurse, embryologist and pioneer of fertility treatment. She was responsible with Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe for developing in vitro fertilisation (IVF); Louise Joy Brown, the first "test-tube baby", was born on 25 July 1978, and Purdy was the first to see the embryonic cells dividing.
Linda C. Giudice is an American gynecologist and obstetrician whose research has focused on the genetics of infertility, endometriosis, and the mechanisms of the menstrual cycle, along with the impacts of environmental pollutants on women's fertility.
Linda Spilker (born 1955), American planetary scientist; Lucy-Ann McFadden (born 1952), astronomer; Maria Zuber (born 1958), American planetary scientist; Martha P. Haynes (born 1951), American astronomer specializing in radio astronomy; Pamela Gay (born 1973), American astronomer; Rachel Zimmerman (born 1972), Canadian-born space scientist
The formation of the Kovalevskaia Fund in 1985 and the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World in 1993 gave more visibility to previously marginalized women scientists, but even today there is a dearth of information about current and historical women in science in developing countries.
Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978) is an English woman noted as the first human born following conception by in vitro fertilisation (IVF). Her birth, following a procedure pioneered in Britain, has been lauded among "the most remarkable medical breakthroughs of the 20th century".
Butler's novels are considered even more relevant today: She predicted the rise of U.S. political extremism, climate change, and religious fundamentalism, questioned the norms of gender identity ...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects an estimated one in 10 women. Researchers recently found that weight loss interventions may help those with PCOS reduce weight and improve blood sugar ...
Her work contributed to global understanding of climate change, and Saruhashi's Table was used by oceanographers for the next 30 years. [259] 1955–1956: Soviet marine biologist Maria Klenova became the first female scientist to work in the Antarctic, conducting research and assisting in the establishment of the Mirny Antarctic station. [260]