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John D. Gearhart
By: Ke Wu
| Published: Jan 19, 2011
John D. Gearhart is a renowned American developmental geneticist best known for leading the Johns Hopkins University research team that first…
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Leon Richard Kass (1939- )
By: Samuel Philbrick
| Published: Nov 17, 2010
A PhD and medical doctor turned ethicist, Leon Kass calls himself an unlicensed humanist. Throughout his unique career he has sought to impact others…
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Ian Wilmut (1944- )
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 17, 2010
British embryologist Sir Ian Wilmut, best known for his work in the field of animal genetic engineering and the successful cloning of sheep, was born…
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Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (1930- )
By: Brad Jacobson
| Published: Nov 17, 2010
Nicole Marthe Le Douarin was one of the first progressive female pioneers of developmental and embryological research. Some of her most notable and…
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Ian Wilmut (1944- )
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 17, 2010
British embryologist Sir Ian Wilmut, best known for his work in the field of animal genetic engineering and the successful cloning of sheep, was born…
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Robert Alan Good (1922-2003)
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Nov 16, 2010
Robert Alan Good was an American physician and scientific researcher who explored the cellular mechanisms of immunity. His research and discoveries…
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Elizabeth Maplesden Ramsey (1906-1993)
By: Kaitlin Smith
| Published: Jul 01, 2010
Physician and pathologist Elizabeth Maplesden Ramsey was a member of the Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) for thirty-nine years. The…
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Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Jul 01, 2010
Pope Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, marked his contribution to the abortion debate by removing the distinction between an "animated"…
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Edward Stuart Russell (1887-1954)
By: Mark A. Ulett
| Published: Jun 29, 2010
Edward Stuart Russell was born 23 March 1887 to Helen Cockburn Young and the Reverend John N. Russell in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Friends and co-…
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