A Long and Illustrious History
The world's first test-tube baby was born in:
ACambridge in 1982
BOldham, Lancashire in 1978 ✓
CLondon in 1975
DEdinburgh in 1980
Answer & explanation
The correct answer is Oldham, Lancashire in 1978.
The world's first "test-tube baby" was born in Oldham, Lancashire in 1978. IVF therapy was pioneered by physiologist Sir Robert Edwards and gynaecologist Patrick Steptoe.
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