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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".
The Phlebotomist focuses on genetic testing as a basis for exploring social ethics and cultural trends. In the world of the play genomics has become so mainstream that everyone has had their DNA mapped. People are judged upon the 'quality' of their genes, and a rating system from 0-10 has developed: 'High-raters' have few health risks written ...
Bourn Hall Clinic. Patrick Christopher Steptoe CBE FRS [1] (9 June 1913 – 21 March 1988) was an English obstetrician and gynaecologist and a pioneer of fertility treatment. . Steptoe was responsible with biologist and physiologist Robert Edwards and the nurse and embryologist Jean Purdy for developing in vitro fertili
She was the first black woman to graduate from the University of Michigan Medical School and the first black faculty member at Spelman. [24] M. Mary Mahoney was the first African-American to graduate from nursing training, graduating in 1879. [25] Biddy Mason, a slave, worked as a midwife and later set up a day care and a nursery in Los Angeles ...
Larry Kelley, the second winner of the award, was the first to win it as the "Heisman Trophy". [3] In addition to the name change, the award also became a nationwide achievement. With the new name, players west of the Mississippi became eligible; the first player from the western United States was selected in 1938, TCU quarterback Davey O'Brien ...
McQueen is the first black British director and producer, as well as the first black director and producer overall, to win Best Picture. [5] [6] [7] Shared with Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, and Anthony Katagas. David Heyman: Gravity: Nominated Shared with Alfonso Cuarón. Gabrielle Tana Steve Coogan Tracey Seaward Philomena ...
Wood was born in Oxford Street, London, on 3 March 1869, [1] the only child of Henry Joseph Wood and his wife Martha, née Morris. Wood senior had started in his family's pawnbroking business, but by the time of his son's birth he was trading as a jeweller, optician and engineering modeller, much sought-after for his model engines. [2]
Willis Gibson (born January 27, 2010), also known online as Blue Scuti, is an American classic Tetris player from Stillwater, Oklahoma.He is best known for becoming the first person to "beat" the game on December 21, 2023, after he triggered a killscreen on the previously unreached level 157, crashing the game.