Dame Anne McLaren

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Dame Anne McLaren

English geneticist

Also known as: Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren

Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Last Updated: Feb 22, 2024 • Article History

Category: Science & Tech

In full:: Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren

Born:: April 26, 1927, London, Eng.

Died:: July 7, 2007, near London (aged 80)

Subjects Of Study:: fertilization; in vitro fertilization

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Dame Anne McLaren (born April 26, 1927, London, Eng.—died July 7, 2007, near London) English geneticist who pioneered fundamental advances in mammalian genetics and embryology that contributed to a greater understanding of reproductive biology and paved the way for advances in in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments. McLaren was raised in London and in Bodnant, Wales. She studied zoology at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, receiving a Ph.D. in 1952. That same year, at University College London (UCL) with her husband, Donald Michie, she began fundamental research into the mechanisms driving the embryonic skeletal development of mice. She and Michie ...(100 of 292 words)

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