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Jeter v. Mayo (2005)
By: Jennifer E. Chapman
| Published: Oct 22, 2016
In Jeter v. Mayo, the Court of Appeals of Arizona in 2005 held that a cryopreserved, three-day-old pre-embryo is not a person for purposes of Arizona…
LawCryopreservationEmbryo transplantationFrozen human embryosFertilization in Vitro
James Marion Sims (1813-1883)
By: Amanda Andrei
| Published: Apr 08, 2013
James Marion Sims developed a surgical cure for ruptures of the wall separating the bladder from the vagina during labor, ruptures called vesico-…
PeopleSims, J. Marion (James Marion), 1813-1883Speculum (Medicine)Fistula, Vesico-vaginalSurgery
South Korea's Bioethics and Biosafety Act (2005)
By: Anne Safiya Clay
| Published: Mar 15, 2013
The South Korean government passed the Bioethics and Biosafety Act, known henceforth as the Bioethics Act, in 2003 and it took effect in 2005. South…
LawbioethicsInformed consent (Medical law)Embryonic Stem CellsEmbryonic stem cells--Research--Law and legislation
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (2006– )
By: Samantha Harker
| Published: Aug 04, 2025
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, or ASAN, is a non-profit organization, based in Washington, D.C., that is operated by and for autistic…
Autism spectrum disordersHealth InequitiesAutismAutism research
Peter Mazur (1928–2015)
By: Risa Aria Schnebly
| Published: Oct 13, 2020
Peter Mazur was a researcher in the US who developed new ways of preserving biological material by freezing it, a process called cryopreservation. If…
Religion and science--HistoryMolecular weightsCryobiologyFreezingFrozen liquids
Chernobyl Heart (2003)
By: Jessica Cartwright
| Published: Jun 01, 2018
In 2003, HBO Original Programming released the documentary Chernobyl Heart. Maryann De Leo directed and produced the film, which is about the…
LiteratureChernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986CesiumRadiation--Health aspectsIonizing radiation--Health aspects
William Stewart Halsted (1852-1922)
By: Carolina Abboud
| Published: Jul 23, 2017
William Stewart Halsted was a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1894 Halsted…
MastectomySurgeryAsepsis and antisepsisBreast NeoplasmsBlood Transfusion
Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories (1980)
By: Alexis Abboud
| Published: Jun 08, 2017
Sindell v. Abbott Laboratories was a 1980 California case that established the doctrine of market share liability for personal injury cases. For such…
LawDiethylstilbestrolMiscarriagePregnancy--ComplicationsPregnancy
Karl Landsteiner (1868-1943)
By: Corey Harbison
| Published: Feb 17, 2017
Karl Landsteiner studied blood types in Europe and in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Landsteiner won the…
Rh factorRhesus MonkeyBlood GroupsBlood CellsBlood Transfusions
Thesis: Growing Human Organs in Animals: Interspecies Blastocyst Complementation as a Potential Solution for Organ Transplant Limitations
By: Alexis Darby
| Published: Mar 08, 2021
To address the progression of immune-related constraints on organ transplantation, the first part of this thesis contains a historical analysis…
organ transplantationOrgan TransplantsTransplant RecipientsTransplant Recipient