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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
Mary Warnock (1924–2019 )
By: Jonathon J. LaTourelle
| Published: Sep 29, 2014
Baroness Mary Warnock of Weeke, a philosopher and crossbench member and Life Peer of the United Kingdom's House of Lords, participated in several…
Fertilization in vitro, HumanFertilization in vitro, Human--Law and legislationFertilization in vitro, Human--Moral and ethical aspectsWarnock, Mary, 1808-1900Reproductive technology
William Bateson (1861-1926)
By: Samantha Hauserman
| Published: Jan 28, 2014
At the turn of the twentieth century, William Bateson studied organismal variation and heredity of traits within the framework of evolutionary theory…
GeneticsHeredityMendel, Gregor, 1822-1884EvolutionEmbryology
Zhang Lizhu (1921- )
By: Lijing Jiang
| Published: Aug 16, 2011
Zhang Lizhu is a Chinese gynecologist and researcher. For most of her career, she worked in the Peking Medical College Third Hospital, renamed in…
PeopleReproductionBiographyFertilization
The Discovery of p53 Protein
By: Lijing Jiang
| Published: Jan 21, 2011
The p53 protein acts as a pivotal suppressor of inappropriate cell proliferation. By initiating suppressive effects through induction of apoptosis,…
Tumor Suppressor Protein p53ExperimentsCancerCell Death
Francis Galton (1822-1911)
By: Cera R. Lawrence
| Published: Apr 06, 2011
Sir Francis Galton was a British science writer and amateur researcher of the late nineteenth century. He contributed greatly to the fields of…
PeopleGalton, Francis, 1822-1911GeneticsReproductionBiography
Edward Donnall Thomas (1920-2012)
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Nov 19, 2010
Edward Donnall Thomas, an American physician and scientist, gained recognition in the scientific community for conducting the first bone marrow…
Stem CellsBiographyRegeneration
John von Neumann's Cellular Automata
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| Published: Jun 14, 2010
Cellular automata (CA) are mathematical models used to simulate complex systems or processes. In several fields, including biology, physics, and…
Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957ModelsEvolution
James Daniel Hardy (1918–2003)
By: Aubrey Pinteric
| Published: Jun 13, 2025
James Daniel Hardy was a surgeon and researcher practicing in the United States during the twentieth century who studied organ transplantation, or…
Heart Transplantorgan transplantationGeneral SurgerybioethicsCardiovascular System
“Stress Incontinence and Genital Relaxation; A Nonsurgical Method of Increasing the Tone of Sphincters and their Supporting Structures” (1952), by Arnold Henry Kegel
By: Madelyn Johnson
| Published: Jun 03, 2025
In 1952, Arnold Henry Kegel published “Stress Incontinence and Genital Relaxation; A Nonsurgical Method of Increasing the Tone of Sphincters and…
Pelvic FloorPelvic Organ ProlapsePelvic Floor DisordersSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalExercise Therapy