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Assisted Reproductive Technologies

By: Tian Zhu | Published: Jul 22, 2009

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are a collection of different techniques designed to help those who are infertile achieve a successful…

TechnologyReproductive Techniques, AssistedReproductionFertilization

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc.

By: Lijing Jiang | Published: Jun 25, 2010

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (ACT) is a biotechnology company that uses stem cell technology to develop novel therapies in the field of…

OrganizationStem CellsOrganizationsReproductionRegeneration

Ooplasmic Transfer Technology

By: Dorothy R. Haskett | Published: Aug 18, 2014

Ooplasmic transfer, also called cytoplasmic transfer, is an outside the body, in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique. Ooplasmic transfer in humans (…

TechnologyFertilization in vitro, HumanFertilization in Vitro
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Thesis: Uterine Technologies: Ethical and Social Considerations

By: Aubrey Pinteric | Published: Aug 14, 2025

Over the past few decades, female infertility rates have been steadily increasing. As of 2025, various infertility treatments, including IVF and…

ReproductionWomen's HealthBiologyethicsUterus

The First Successful Cloning of a Gaur (2000), by Advanced Cell Technology

By: Caroline Appleton | Published: Jul 26, 2013

Advanced Cell Technology (ACT), a stem cell biotechnology company in Worcester, Massachusetts, showed the potential for cloning to contribute to…

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An illustration of the cloning of a gaur

The First Successful Cloning of a Gaur (2000), by Advanced Cell Technology - Image

By: Katherine Koczwara | Published: Jun 11, 2019

The first successful cloning of a gaur in 2000 by Advanced Cell Technology involved the cells of two animals: an egg cell from a domestic cow and a

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Thesis: The Human Genome Project and ELSI: The Imperative of Technology and Reduction of the Public Ethics Debate

By: Tito Brige Carvalho | Published: Nov 20, 2020

Portrayed as the Manhattan Project of the late 20th century, the Human Genome Project, or HGP, not only undertook the science of sequencing the human…

ethicsMoralityHuman Genome ProjectGenome Project, HumanOrganizations

“Use of reproductive technology for sex selection for nonmedical reasons” (2015), by the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine

By: Alysse Blight | Published: May 27, 2019

In June 2015, the Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, or ASRM, published “Use of reproductive technology for sex…

LiteratureSex PreselectionFertilization in VitroReproductive technologyHuman reproductive technology

MicroSort

By: Alysse Blight | Published: Jul 09, 2019

"MicroSort, developed in 1990 by the Genetics and IVF Institute, is a form of pre-conception sex selection technology for humans. Laboratories…

Technologyin vitroFertilization in vitro, HumanFertilization in VitroSperm donors

Multiplex Automated Genome Engineering (MAGE)

By: Risa Aria Schnebly | Published: Dec 10, 2020

Multiplex Automated Genome Engineering, or MAGE, is a genome editing technique that enables scientists to quickly edit an organism’s DNA to produce…

TechnologyGenetic EngineeringGenetic engineering industryGenetic epidemiologyGene libraries