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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Recording and contextualizing the science of embryos, development, and reproduction

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Maxine Frank Singer (1931–2024)

Dec 06, 2024

Maxine Frank Singer was a researcher who studied molecular biology and genetics in the United States during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries…

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“Can Stronger Pelvic Muscle Floor Improve Sexual Function?” (2010) by Lior Lowenstein, Ilan Gruenwald, Irena Gartman, and Voram Vardi

Nov 15, 2024

In 2010, Lior Lowenstein and colleagues published “Can Stronger Pelvic Muscle Floor Improve Sexual Function?” hereafter, “Stronger Pelvic Muscle…

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“Causes of Male Infertility: A 9-year Prospective Monocentre Study on 1737 Patients with Reduced Total Sperm Counts” (2016), by Margus Punab, Oliv Poolamets, Piia Paju, Vladimir Vihljajev, Kristjan Pomm, Ruth Ladva, Paul Korrovits, and Maris Laan

Sep 20, 2024

In December of 2016, Margus Punab and colleagues published “Causes of Male Infertility: A 9-year Prospective Monocentre Study on 1737 Patients with…

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