{"id":2737,"date":"2020-07-03T15:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T14:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2020-07-03T15:53:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-03T14:53:12","slug":"the-science-of-making-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/biosciences\/2020\/07\/03\/the-science-of-making-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Making Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Think Kent \u201cDiscovers\u201d documentary with Professor Darren Griffin, University of Kent<\/p>\n

In July 1978, the world\u2019s first test-tube baby, Louise Brown, was born in Oldham to her parents, Lesley and John. It\u2019s now estimated 1 in 50 babies born in Britain today are the result of IVF or similar methods that allow an egg to be fertilised.\u00a0 The film depicts\u00a0the work of Prof. Darren Griffin<\/a> and Prof. Alan Thornhill,\u00a0as leaders in the field whose work has helped transform the lives of parents around the world.<\/p>\n

Virtual event: 19.00 Thursday 16 July
\nTo book a place, visit https:\/\/kentdiscovers.eventbrite.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Film launch followed by panel discussion with:
\nProf. Darren Griffin (Genetics, School of Biosciences), Prof. Alan Thorrnhill (Country Manager at Igenomix) and Prof. David Brown (Head of Structural Sciences at Servier, France, Honorary Prof. School of Biosciences).<\/p>\n