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Patrick Christopher Steptoe (1913-1988)
By: Andrew Danielson
| Published: Jun 10, 2009
Patrick Christopher Steptoe was a British gynecologist responsible for major advances in gynecology and reproductive technology. Throughout his…
PeopleLaparoscopyReproductionBiographymedicine
Pope Pius XI (1857-1939)
By: Katherine Brind'Amour
| Published: Nov 11, 2007
Pope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti, was born to the wealthy owner of a silk factory on 31 May 1857 in Desio, Italy. He was ordained to…
PeoplereligionReproductionCatholicismPopes
The Procedure for Semen Analysis as described in the World Health Organization's Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen (2021)
By: Logan Hunt
| Published: Jul 08, 2024
In 2021, the World Health Organization, or WHO, published the sixth edition of their Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human…
Semen AnalysisWorld Health OrganizationWHOOrganization, World HealthSemen Quality
"Hybrids and Chimeras: A report on the findings of the consultation" by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in October, 2007
By: Robert Jason S., Sarah Taddeo
| Published: Nov 22, 2014
In 2007, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority in London, UK, published Hybrids and Chimeras: A Report on the Findings of the Consultation…
LiteratureChimerismHuman reproductive technologyHuman CloningEmbryonic Stem Cells
Emil von Behring (1854–1917)
By: Maggie Zhou
| Published: Dec 01, 2022
Emil von Behring researched treatments for the common childhood disease diphtheria in Germany in the 1890s and early 1900s. Diphtheria is a lethal…
World War, 1914-1918Diphtheria ToxinDiphtheria AntitoxinDiphtheria--PreventionDiphtheria--Vaccination
Cornelia Isabella Bargmann (1961- )
By: Dasia Garcia
| Published: Jun 19, 2017
Cornelia Isabella Bargmann studied the relationship between genes, neural circuits, and behavior in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans…
Drosophila melanogasterNeural circuitryNeurobiologyHER-2 geneHER-2 protein
Martin Couney and Incubator Exhibits from 1896 to 1943
By: Kelsey Locey
| Published: Jul 20, 2017
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, physician Martin Couney held incubator exhibits to demonstrate the efficacy of infant incubators throughout…
IncubatorsConey Island (New York, N.Y.)Premature InfantsLuna Park (New York, N.Y.)Dreamland (New York, N.Y.)
Role of Sonic Hedgehog (Shh) in Alcohol-Induced Craniofacial Abnormalities
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Oct 20, 2010
Prenatal exposure to alcohol (ethanol) results in a continuum of physical and neurological developmental abnormalities that vary depending on the…
fetal alcohol syndromeCongenital DisordersFetus
National Embryo Donation Center
By: Nicole Lopez
| Published: Jun 24, 2010
The National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) is a non-profit organization that was established in 2002 in Knoxville, Tennessee. The organization is…
OrganizationFertilityOrganizationsReproduction
J.B. v. M.B. [Brief] (2001)
By: Brock Heathcotte
| Published: May 09, 2008
In a dispute over frozen embryos during a divorce case, the court decided the wife's fundamental right to not procreate mandated destruction of the…
LawFertilization in VitroReproductionFertilizationbioethics