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THE EMBRYO PROJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA

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

 
 

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Sherri Chessen (1932– )

Jul 10, 2025
Sherri Chessen, also known as Sherri Finkbine, a television host who lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the 1960s, sought an abortion after…
Abortion, IllegalAbortion HistoryReproductive Rights

Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999)

Jul 09, 2025
Mary Dinsmore Salter Ainsworth conducted research in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Uganda, in the mid-twentieth century, on how…
psychologyPsychology, DevelopmentalFamily Therapy

Mary Frances Lyon (1925–2014)

Jul 04, 2025
Mary Frances Lyon studied gene expression and developed the theory of X-chromosome inactivation, also called Lyonization, during the twentieth…
Gene ExpressionX Chromosome InactivationLyon Hypothesis

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