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Skinner v. Oklahoma (1942)
By: Rachel Gur-Arie
| Published: Aug 27, 2016
In 1942, the United States Supreme Court Case of Skinner v. Oklahoma ruled that states could not legally sterilize those inmates of prisons deemed…
LawCompulsory SterilizationSupreme Court DecisionsEugenicsInvoluntary Sterilization
Aristotle (384-322 BCE)
By: Dorothy Regan Haskett, Valerie Racine, Joanna Yang
| Published: Jul 07, 2016
Aristotle studied developing organisms, among other things, in ancient Greece, and his writings shaped Western philosophy and natural science for…
GreecedevelopmentphilosophyPlatoPhysics
Julia Barlow Platt (1857-1935)
By: Karina Ramirez
| Published: Jun 27, 2016
Julia Barlow Platt studied neural crests in animal embryos and became involved in politics in the US during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.…
DogfishNeural CrestNervous SystemCartilageGerm Layers
The Hedgehog Signaling Pathway in Vertebrates
By: Dorothy Regan Haskett
| Published: Jun 27, 2016
The hedgehog signaling pathway is a mechanism that regulates cell growth and differentiation during embryonic development, called embryogenesis, in…
Drosophila melanogasterCyclopiaGenetic regulationZebra danioGenes
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett (1872-1947)
By: Malladi Lakshmeeramya
| Published: Jun 22, 2016
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett advocated for social reform in the United States in the early twentieth century, particularly regarding sex education and…
Obscenity (Law)Obscenity (Law)--United StatesSex EducationReproductive HealthReproductive health--Law and legislation
Estrogen and the Menstrual Cycle in Humans
By: Brendan Van Iten
| Published: Jun 22, 2016
Estrogen is the primary sex hormone in women and it functions during the reproductive menstrual cycle. Women have three major types of estrogen:…
Menstrual CycleOral contraceptivesEstrogenEstradiolEstrone
ABO Blood Type Identification and Forensic Science (1900-1960)
By: Corey Harbison
| Published: Jun 02, 2016
The use of blood in forensic analysis is a method for identifying individuals suspected of committing some kinds of crimes. Paul Uhlenhuth and Karl…
Blood GroupsAntigen-Antibody ReactionsBiological specimens--IdentificationForensic sciencesBlood Cells
Kurt Benirschke (1924-)
By: Karen Love
| Published: Apr 26, 2016
Kurt Benirschke studied cells, placentas, and endangered species in Germany and the US during the twentieth century. Benirschke was professor at the…
Developmental BiologyGeneticsEndangered SpeciesGene librariesEmbryology
Methylmercury and Human Embryonic Development
By: Minai Mandana
| Published: Apr 18, 2016
Methylmercury (MeHg) is an organic form of mercury that can damage the developing brains of human fetuses. Women who consume methylmercury during…
MethylmercuryMercury in the bodyFishes--Mercury contentToxicologyMercury
Eugenical Sterilization in the United States (1922), by Harry H. Laughlin
By: Rachel Gur-Arie
| Published: Aug 12, 2015
Eugenical Sterilization in the United States is a 1922 book in which author Harry H. Laughlin argues for the necessity of compulsory sterilization in…
LiteratureEugenicsInvoluntary SterilizationHeredityEugenics Record Office