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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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

 
 

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Irving Lerner Weissman (1939– )

Jun 19, 2025
Irving Lerner Weissman is a researcher and professor in developmental biology at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, California.…
Stem Cell ResearchHematologic NeoplasmsImmunologic Techniques

Arizona Revised Statutes 13-3603 (1864)

Jun 19, 2025
Arizona Revised Statutes 13-3603 (1864), or ARS 13-3603, was a territorial law enacted in 1864 before Arizona was granted statehood that banned…
Abortion, InducedAbortion, LegalReproductive Rights

Arizona Senate Bill 1164 (2022)

Jun 19, 2025
Arizona Senate Bill 1164 (2022), or SB 1164, prohibited abortions after fifteen weeks of pregnancy except when necessary to protect the life or…
Abortion, InducedAbortion, LegalReproductive Rights

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