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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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

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“Human Pregnancy Following Cryopreservation, Thawing and Transfer of an Eight-Cell Embryo” (1983), by Alan Trounson and Linda Mohr

Jul 10, 2024

In 1983, researchers Alan Trounson and Linda Mohr published the article “Human Pregnancy Following Cryopreservation, Thawing and Transfer of an Eight…

Cryopreservation Fertilization in Vitro Infertility

Asilomar Conference (1975)

Jul 09, 2024

In February 1975, leading biology researchers and lawyers participated in what became known as the Asilomar Conference, a meeting to discuss and…

Genetic recombination Recombinant DNA Recombinant DNA Vaccines

The Procedure for Semen Analysis as described in the World Health Organization's Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen (2021)

Jul 08, 2024

In 2021, the World Health Organization, or WHO, published the sixth edition of their Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human…

Semen Analysis World Health Organization WHO

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