Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who evolved the technique to produce the first test tube baby

  1. Patric Steptoe

  2. Robert Edwardsl

  3. None

  4. Both
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Robert Edwards and Patrick Steptoe (note: Patrick, not Patric) developed the in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique that led to the birth of Louise Brown, the first test tube baby, in 1978. Their combined work makes 'Both' the correct answer.

AI explanation

The technique that produced the world's first "test tube baby" (Louise Brown, born 1978) — in-vitro fertilization (IVF) — was developed jointly by physiologist Robert Edwards and gynecologist/surgeon Patrick Steptoe, working together over many years of research (Edwards later received the Nobel Prize in 2010 for this work, with Steptoe having passed away by then and thus ineligible). Since both scientists were essential and co-credited collaborators — Edwards handling the reproductive biology/fertilization science and Steptoe performing the surgical egg retrieval procedures — "Both" is the accurate answer rather than crediting either one individually or neither ("None").

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