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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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

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Eugenics Board of North Carolina (1933–1977)

Jun 05, 2026

In 1933, an act of the North Carolina legislature created the Eugenics Board of North Carolina, or EBNC, to oversee the practice of sterilization,…

Eugenics Sterilization, Involuntary Sterilization, Reproductive

Aqueous Film-Forming Foams Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2873 (2019)

Jun 05, 2026

On 7 December 2018, the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, or JPML, consolidated ninety lawsuits into the Aqueous Film-Forming…

Fluorocarbons PFAS Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Perfluorocarbon

PFAS-based Aqueous Film-Forming Foam

Jun 04, 2026

Aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF, is a chemical foam that fire departments and other organizations worldwide use to fight fires involving flammable…

PFAS Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Fluorocarbons Firefighters

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The Embryo Project is supported by the National Science Foundation, Arizona State University, Center for Biology and Society, the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, and the MBL WHOI Library.