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Hematopoietic Stem Cells
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Oct 11, 2010
The discovery of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) provided a pioneering step in stem cell research. HSCs are a type of multipotent adult stem cell,…
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"Derivation of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Cultured Human Primordial Germ Cells" (1998), by John Gearhart et al.
By: Ke Wu
| Published: Sep 14, 2010
In November 1998, two independent reports were published concerning the first isolation of pluripotent human stem cells, one of which was "Derivation…
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George W. Bush Executive Order 13455, June 2007
By: Aroob Khokhar
| Published: Jul 01, 2010
On 20 January 2001, Republican George W. Bush was sworn in as the forty-third president of the United States, replacing Democrat William J. Clinton.…
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Johns Hopkins Fertility Center
By: Aroob Khokhar
| Published: Jul 01, 2010
Johns Hopkins Medical Center, located in Baltimore, Maryland, opened in 1889; its associated medical school opened four years later. Today the…
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45 CFR 46: Protection of Human Subjects under United States Law (1974)
By: Megan Kearl
| Published: Jun 17, 2010
In the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations Title 45: Public Welfare, part 46 (45 CFR 46) provides protection for human subjects in…
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Landrum Brewer Shettles (1909-2003)
By: Stephen C. Ruffenach
| Published: Jul 22, 2009
Landrum Brewer Shettles is remembered as an important contributor to early in vitro fertilization research in the United States as well as a prolific…
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Nicolaas Hartsoeker (1656-1725)
By: Cera R. Lawrence
| Published: Sep 26, 2008
Nicolaas Hartsoeker, a Dutch astronomer, optics manufacturer, and naturalist, was born 26 March 1656 in Gouda, Netherlands, and died 10 December 1725…
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Leonardo da Vinci's Embryological Drawings of the Fetus
By: Hilary Gilson
| Published: Aug 19, 2008
Leonardo da Vinci's embryological drawings of the fetus in the womb and his accompanying observational annotations are found in the third volume of…
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Jeter v. Mayo Clinic Arizona [Brief] (2005)
By: Brock Heathcotte
| Published: May 09, 2008
In Arizona, statutes that protect persons, such as the wrongful death statute, will not be interpreted by the courts to grant personhood status to…
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George Washington Corner (1889-1981)
By: Kimberly A. Buettner
| Published: Nov 01, 2007
As the third director of the Carnegie Institute of Washington s Department of Embryology, George Washington Corner made a number of contributions to…
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