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Robert William Briggs was a prolific developmental biologist. However, he is most identified with the first successful cloning of a frog by nuclear…
PeopleNuclear Transfer TechniquesNuclear TransplantationBiographyIn 1948, Olive Watkins Smith published 'Diethylstilbestrol in the Prevention and Treatment of Complications of Pregnancy' in the American Journal…
LiteraturePregnancyEndocrine disrupting chemicalsHormonesObstetricsThe discovery of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) provided a pioneering step in stem cell research. HSCs are a type of multipotent adult stem cell,…
Hematopoietic Stem CellsStem CellsmedicineCancerAmong other functions, the Notch signaling pathway contributes to the development of somites in animals. It involves a cell signaling mechanism with…
Notch genesNotch ProteinsReceptors, NotchNotch ReceptorsBoris Ephrussi studied fruit flies, yeast, and mouse genetics and development while working in France and the US during the twentieth century. In…
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.MutationTissue cultureDrosophilaTissue TransplantationIn 2007, Ishola Agbaje, Deirdre Rogers, Carmel McVicar, Neil McClure, Albert Atkinson, Con Mallidis, and Sheena Lewis published “Insulin Dependent…
LiteratureDiabetesType 1 DiabetesInfertilityInfertility, MaleA vaginal speculum is a medical device that allows physicians and health providers to better view a woman’s cervix and vagina during pelvic exams…
VaginaHysteriaGynecologySecond-wave feminismReproductionHuman Papillomavirus, or HPV, is a viral pathogen that most commonly spreads through sexual contact.
PapillomavirusesHuman Papilloma VirusGenital WartsCondylomata AcuminataVenereal WartsIn 2015, biologist Helena D. Zomer and colleagues published the review article “Mesenchymal and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells: General Insights and…
LiteratureStem CellsEmbryonic Stem CellsStem Cell ResearchIpsShinya Yamanaka gained international prominence after publishing articles detailing the successful generation of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells…
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