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“Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in San Francisco” (2020), by Jessica Trowbridge and Colleagues
By: Federico Mellani
| Published: Aug 14, 2025
In 2020, Jessica Trowbridge and colleagues published “Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances in a Cohort of Women Firefighters and Office Workers in…
FirefightersFluorocarbonsOccupational ExposureFire fightersPerfluorinated chemicals
Gomco Circumcision Clamp
By: Matthew Tontonoz
| Published: Aug 12, 2025
The Gomco circumcision clamp is a metal device that medical practitioners use to perform circumcision, or the removal of the foreskin of the penis.…
Circumcision, MaleMale circumcisionForeskinPenisGlans Penis
Non-Therapeutic Infant Circumcision
By: Matthew Tontonoz
| Published: Aug 12, 2025
Non-therapeutic infant circumcision is the surgical removal of healthy foreskin from a male infant, often shortly after birth, for the purpose of…
Circumcision, MaleMale circumcisionMasturbationForeskinForeskin removal
“Identification of a Cancer Stem Cell in Human Brain Tumors” (2003), by Sheila Singh, Ian Clarke, Mizuhiko Terasaki, Victoria Bonn, Cynthia Hawkins, Jeremy Squire, Peter Dirks
By: Akaash Surendra
| Published: Aug 11, 2025
In 2003, Sheila Singh and colleagues published “Identification of a Cancer Stem Cell in Human Brain Tumors” in the journal Cancer Research. The study…
Brain TumorsAdult Stem CellsStem Cell ResearchCell Self RenewalCancer Stem Cells
“Ethics and Policy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research” (1999), by John Ancona Robertson
By: Aida Movahed
| Published: Aug 11, 2025
In 1999, John Ancona Robertson, a researcher who studied bioethics and law, published “Ethics and Policy in Embryonic Stem Cell Research,” hereafter…
Embryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo ResearchEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic Developmentbioethics
The Human Genome Diversity Project (1991–2002)
By: Matthew Tontonoz
| Published: Aug 10, 2025
The Human Genome Diversity Project, or HGDP, was an effort led by US-based scientists to collect DNA from members of Indigenous communities living…
GenomeHuman Genome Diversity ProjectHuman Genome ProjectNational Center for Human Genome Research (U.S.)Indigenous People
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922–2018)
By: Tea Zawilak
| Published: Aug 10, 2025
Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922–2018) was a researcher whose work explored the relationships between human genetic diversity and historical…
genetic variationGenetic DriftAnthropologyHuman GeneticsPopulation genetics
Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS)
By: Matthew Tontonoz
| Published: Aug 10, 2025
A genome-wide association study, or GWAS, is a method for identifying variations in DNA that may contribute to the development of a particular trait…
Genome-Wide Association StudyGWA StudyGenome Wide Association AnalysisGenetic Linkage AnalysisPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Havasupai Tribe v. the Arizona Board of Regents (2008)
By: Tea Zawilak
| Published: Aug 10, 2025
In 2004, the Havasupai Tribe filed a lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents and several Arizona State University professors after discovering…
Informed ConsentEthics, ResearchAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeResearch--Moral and ethical aspectsIndians of North America
The International HapMap Project (2002–2016)
By: Matthew Tontonoz
| Published: Aug 10, 2025
Launched in 2002, the International HapMap Project was a collaborative effort among scientists from around the world to create a map of common…
HapMap ProjectHuman Haplotype MapInternational HapMap ProjectHaplotypesGenome, human