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In the Womb (2005), by Toby Mcdonald and National Geographic Channel
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 20, 2010
Written, produced, and directed by Toby Mcdonald, the 2005 National Geographic Channel film In the Womb uses the most recent technology to provide an…
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"Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells without Myc from Mouse and Human Fibroblasts" (2007), by Masato Nakagawa et al.
By: Samuel Philbrick
| Published: Nov 20, 2010
In November 2007, Masato Nakagawa, along with a number of other researchers including Kazutoshi Takahashi, Keisuke Okita, and Shinya Yamanaka,…
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The Miracle of Life (1983), by NOVA
By: Inbar Maayan
| Published: Nov 19, 2010
The most-watched NOVA documentary ever made and a revolution in the understanding of human development, The Miracle of Life (abbreviated Life)…
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President George W. Bush's Announcement on Stem Cells, 9 August 2001
By: Samuel Philbrick
| Published: Nov 19, 2010
On 9 August 2001, US President George W. Bush gave an eleven-minute speech from his ranch in Crawford, Texas, on the ethics and fate of federal…
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On the Generation of Animals, by Aristotle
By: Cera R. Lawrence
| Published: Oct 02, 2010
Aristotle's On the Generation of Animals is referred to in Latin as De Generatione animalium. As with many of Aristotle's writings, the exact date of…
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"Derivation of Pluripotent Stem Cells from Cultured Human Primordial Germ Cells" (1998), by John Gearhart et al.
By: Ke Wu
| Published: Sep 14, 2010
In November 1998, two independent reports were published concerning the first isolation of pluripotent human stem cells, one of which was "Derivation…
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"Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Recombinant Proteins" (2009), by Hongyan Zhou et al.
By: Samuel Philbrick
| Published: Aug 30, 2010
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are studied carefully by scientists not just because they are a potential source of stem cells that…
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Birth Control or the Limitation of Offspring (1936), by William J. Robinson
By: Angel Lopez
| Published: Jul 01, 2010
Birth Control or the Limitation of Offspring was written by American eugenics and birth control advocate William J. Robinson. First published in 1916…
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Birth without Violence (1975), by Frederick Leboyer
By: Olivia Conley
| Published: Jun 30, 2010
In Birth without Violence (1975), French obstetrician Frederick Leboyer describes in poetic form the possible perceptions and feelings of embryos and…
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"Drama of Life Before Birth" (1965), by Life Magazine and Lennart Nilsson
By: Olivia Conley
| Published: Jun 30, 2010
Life Magazine's 1965 cover story "Drama of Life Before Birth" featured photographs of embryos and fetuses taken by Swedish photojournalist Lennart…
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