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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
Molecular Epigenetics and Development: Histone Conformations, DNA Methylation and Genomic Imprinting
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 28, 2010
Introduced by Conrad Hal Waddington in 1942, the concept of epigenetics gave scientists a new paradigm of thought concerning embryonic development,…
EpigenomicsEpigenetics
"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…
LiteratureStem CellsPublications
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 Thalidomide on Embryonic Development
By: Tristan Cooper-Roth
| Published: Sep 12, 2010
Embryogenesis is an intricate process that can easily be disrupted by means of teratogenic agents. Some of these agents target the embryonic period's…
ThalidomideHuman DevelopmentFetus