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Dr Anne McLaren, at the Natural History Museum in London

People in Science

Anne McLaren

Anne McLaren was a pioneering scientist who studied how embryos develop. Her research helped lead to the development of in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), the technology that has enabled thousands of couples to have children.
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