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Malta Fertility Goddess
The religious devotion of the Maltese is no new phenomenon. There are so many prehistoric temples that some archaeologists believe that Malta was some sort of sacred island where di erent groups of people would come, perform their cult rituals and then leave to their respective places of origin afterwards. The principal deity who ...
THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS
THE DIONNE QUINTUPLETS were five identical sisters born on May 28, 1934, in Ontario, Canada. Emilie and Marie shared an embryonic sac, as did Annette and Yvonne, while Cecile shared one with a sixth foetus, which died. Curiously, those paired together bonded closely post birth. But the story of the sisters is a sad one. Cecile ...
First IVF Baby!
It’s July 25, 1978, and in-vitro fertilisation is born. Louise Brown’s arrival by caesarian section at Oldham General Hospital, was a golden moment for modern science – albeit to many a controversial one – with IVF ending nine years of heartbreak for parents Lesley and John. Louise would go on to bring her own child, ...
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