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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…
LiteratureReproductionPublicationsphilosophy
Nightlight Christian Adoptions, et al. v. Thompson, et al. (2001)
By: Megan Kearl
| Published: Sep 28, 2010
Nightlight Christian Adoptions et al. v. Thompson et al. was a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia on 8…
OrganizationStem CellsReproduction
Facial Abnormalities of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Sep 28, 2010
Prenatal exposure to alcohol (ethanol) results in a continuum of physical, neurological, behavioral, and learning defects collectively grouped under…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development
Human Embryonic Stem Cells
By: Ke Wu
| Published: Sep 13, 2010
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that are capable of dividing for long periods of time and can give rise to specialized cells under particular…
Stem CellsReproductiondifferentiationHuman Development
Commonwealth v. Luceba Parker [Brief] (1845)
By: Brock Heathcotte
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
The Court settled the question left open from the case of Commonwealth v. Bangs that it must be proved a woman was "quick with child" in order for…
LawAbortionReproduction
Congenital Vertebral Defects
By: Corinne DeRuiter
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
The spinal column is the central structure in the vertebrate body from which stability, movement, and posture all derive. The vertebrae of the spine…
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesReproductionVertebratesCongenital Disorders
The Aschheim-Zondek Test for Pregnancy
By: Kristin Kelley
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Throughout history many different methods have been devised for the early detection of pregnancy. From the time of the Ancient Egyptians, inspection…
Pregnancy TestsReproductionFertility
Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Central Nervous System Development
By: Erica O'Neil
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Prenatal exposure to alcohol (ethanol) results in a continuum of physical, neurological, behavioral, and learning defects collectively grouped under…
fetal alcohol syndromeReproductionHuman Development
Evans v. People of the State of New York [Brief] (1872)
By: Brock Heathcotte
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Attempts by the New York legislature to make abortion a crime regardless of the stage of gestation were permanently frustrated because the court…
LawAbortionReproduction
The Effects of Bisphenol A on Embryonic Development
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 07, 2010
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound that was first synthesized by Aleksandr Dianin, a Russian chemist from St. Petersburg, in 1891. The chemical…
bisphenol AReproductionHormonesHuman Development