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“Sex Limited Inheritance in Drosophila” (1910), by Thomas Hunt Morgan
By: Kevin Gleason
| Published: May 22, 2017
In 1910, Thomas Hunt Morgan performed an experiment at Columbia University, in New York City, New York, that helped identify the role chromosomes…
DrosophilaHeredityInheritance of acquired charactersColumbia University--Graduate studentsMutation
Martius Flap Procedure to Repair Obstetric Fistulas
By: Patsy Ciardullo
| Published: Apr 10, 2017
The Martius flap procedure is a surgical procedure used to treat obstetric fistulas in women. Heinrich Martius developed the procedure in twentieth…
TechnologyReproductive HealthFistulaUrinary IncontinenceWomen's health services
Barbara McClintock's Transposon Experiments in Maize (1931–1951)
By: Federica Turriziani Colonna
| Published: Feb 09, 2017
Barbara McClintock conducted experiments on corn (Zea mays) in the United States in the mid-twentieth century to study the structure and function of…
TransposonsCornCytogeneticsChromosomesGenetics
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (1991- )
By: Sarah Taddeo
| Published: Oct 30, 2014
In 1991, the United Kingdom established the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) as a response to technologies that used human embryos…
OrganizationEmbryologyReproductive HealthHuman reproductive technologyWarnock, Mary, 1808-1900
Gunther von Hagens' Plastination Technique
By: Britta Martinez
| Published: Oct 24, 2012
Plastination is a technique for preserving tissues, organs, and whole bodies for medical purposes and public display. Gunther von Hagens invented a…
TechnologyPlastinationHuman bodyAnatomical museumsHuman Anatomy
David Wildt's Domestic Cat and Cheetah Experiments (1978-1983)
By: Caroline Appleton
| Published: Dec 19, 2011
David Wildt's cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) research from 1978-1983 became the foundation for the use of embryological techniques in endangered species…
Endangered SpeciesExperimentsCatsFertility
"Safety and Immunogenicity of Tdap Immunization During Pregnancy in Mothers and Infants" (2014), by Flor M. Munoz et al
By: Maggie Zhou
| Published: Dec 16, 2022
In 2014, Flor M. Munoz and colleagues published “Safety and Immunogenicity of Tetanus Diphtheria and Acellular Pertussis (Tdap) Immunization During…
LiteratureTetanus in newborn infantsTetanus--VaccinationDiphtheriaWhooping Cough
“What Can We Do About Cancer? The Most Vital and Insistent Question in the Medical World” (1913), by Samuel Hopkins Adams
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Aug 02, 2021
In 1913, journalist Samuel Hopkins Adams published “What Can We Do About Cancer? The Most Vital and Insistent Question in the Medical World,”…
LiteratureCervix uteri--CancerBreast--Cancer--Patients--CareBreast--Cancer--Patients--Counseling ofBreast--Cancer--Surgery
“Pelvic Organ Prolapse” (2007), by John E. Jelovsek, Christopher Maher, and Matthew D. Barber
By: Megan O'Reilly
| Published: Mar 16, 2021
In 2007, physicians John Jelovsek, Christopher Maher, and Matthew Barber published, “Pelvic Organ Prolapse,” in The Lancet. In their article,…
LiteraturePelvic PainPelvic FloorPelvisPelvic Examination
“Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use” (2007), by John S. Santelli, Laura Duberstein Lindberg, Lawrence B. Finer, and Susheela Singh
By: Rohini Nott
| Published: Feb 15, 2021
In “Explaining Recent Declines in Adolescent Pregnancy in the United States: The Contribution of Abstinence and Improved Contraceptive Use,”…
LiteraturePregnancy, AdolescentBirth ControlFirst pregnancyReproductive Health