14 Quotes by Robert Edwards

Soon it will be a sin for parents to have a child which carries the heavy burden of genetic disease.

Louise Brown's birth marked the end of the beginning of human IVF, acclaimed at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. This event was snubbed by some clinicians now styled as 'pioneers', who shouted that the test-tube claim was a fake! They did not matter.

My first ideas of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) arose with my Ph.D. in Edinburgh University in the early 1950s. Supervised by Alan Beatty, my research was based on his work on altering chromosomal complements in mouse embryos.

Our new Sprinters are still 'bedding in' so it is too early to talk about their efficiency and fuel economy. But we have certainly been satisfied so far with their overall performance and versatility.

The air conditioner was causing a back draft, sucking the air down the flue of the heater and recirculating it through the house,

The defence had a tremendous game. We left some points on the field. We've got to score when we get in the red zone. But my brother scoring and for me to score and with my dad being here, well. . .

I wanted to find out exactly who was in charge, whether it was God Himself or whether it was scientists in the laboratory. It was us.

The most important thing in life is having a child. Nothing is more special than a child.

Actually, I felt good in practice, I moved around well, but I think he (coach Don Mathews) told me that they're holding me out,