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Viktor Hamburger's Study of Central-Peripheral Relations in the Development of Nervous System
By: Lijing Jiang
| Published: Nov 19, 2010
An important question throughout the history of embryology is whether the formation of a biological structure is predetermined or shaped by its…
Hamburger, Viktor, 1900-2001ExperimentsNervous SystemCell Death
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
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…
PeopleBiographyChicksBirds
Cord Blood Banking
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Nov 17, 2010
Cord blood banks are institutions designed to store umbilical cord blood (UCB) stem cells. UCB, a source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), has…
TechnologyFetal BloodCord Blood Stem Cell TransplantationReproductionStem Cells
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…
PeoplebioethicsethicsReproductionBiography
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…
PeopleNuclear Transfer TechniquesBiographyNuclear TransplantationGenetic Engineering
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…
PeopleNuclear Transfer TechniquesBiographyNuclear TransplantationGenetic Engineering
Embryo Blotting Paper Models
By: Karen Wellner
| Published: Nov 17, 2010
Anatomical models have always been a mainstay of descriptive embryology. As the training of embryologists grew in the late 1800s, so too did the need…
TechnologyModelsEducation
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…
PeopleBiographyImmunology
VACTERL Association
By: Corinne DeRuiter
| Published: Oct 29, 2010
VACTERL association is a term applied to a specific group of abnormalities involving structures derived from the mesoderm. Although the defects of…
VATER syndromeVACTERL associationCongenital Disorders