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George McDonald Church (1954- )

By: Risa Aria Schnebly, Christopher Rojas | Published: Aug 12, 2015

George McDonald Church studied DNA from living and from extinct species in the US during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Church helped to…

DNA SequenceNucleotide sequenceGenesGenomesGenetics

Otto Rank (1884–1939)

By: Carrie Keller | Published: Aug 12, 2019

Otto Rank studied how birth impacts individuals’ psychology and creates anxiety throughout their lives in Europe and the US during the nineteenth…

Psychoanalysistrauma
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Asilomar Conference (1975)

By: Abigail Cave | Published: Jul 09, 2024

In February 1975, leading biology researchers and lawyers participated in what became known as the Asilomar Conference, a meeting to discuss and…

Genetic recombinationRecombinant DNARecombinant DNA VaccinesBioethical IssuesBiohazard Containment

Fetal Programming

By: Carrie Keller | Published: Nov 03, 2020

Fetal programming, or prenatal programming, is a concept that suggests certain events occurring during critical points of pregnancy may cause…

Diabetes in pregnancyMaternal-Fetal ExchangeMetabolism in pregnancyMaternal-Fetal MedicineMothers--Nutrition

“Fetal Surgery” (1996), by Michael R. Harrison

By: Brianna Ellis | Published: Jul 28, 2021

In 1996, Michael R. Harrison published “Fetal Surgery” in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In the article, Harrison describes the…

LiteratureFetus--SurgeryObstetrics--SurgeryFetus--Abnormalities--TreatmentFetal heart--Abnormalities--Diagnosis

Ricardo Hector Asch (1947- )

By: Hilary Gilson | Published: Jun 10, 2009

Ricardo Hector Asch was born 26 October 1947 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a lawyer and French professor, Bertha, and a doctor and professor of…

PeopleFertilityethicsBiography

Ernst Gräfenberg (1881–1957)

By: Baylee A. Edwards | Published: Nov 17, 2022

Ernst Gräfenberg was a physician and researcher who studied sexology, the study of human sexuality, in both Germany and the United States during the…

G spotFemale orgasmGynecologySexology--ResearchWorld War, 1914-1918

Plan B: Emergency Contraceptive Pill

By: Aliya Buttar, Sheraden Seward | Published: Sep 04, 2008

Plan B is a progestin-only emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) that can be taken within seventy-two hours of unprotected sex in order to prevent an…

TechnologyContraceptionReproductionReproductive Rights

The Mothers' Clinic

By: Ellen M. DuPont | Published: Jul 22, 2008

The Mothers' Clinic for Constructive Birth Control was established on 17 March 1921. The first family planning clinic ever established in Great…

OrganizationContraceptionOrganizationsReproductionReproductive Rights
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“First Birth from a Deceased Donor Uterus in the United States: From Severe Graft Rejection to Successful Cesarean Delivery” (2020), by Rebecca Flyckt, Tommaso Falcone, and Cristiano Quintini et al.

By: Aubrey Pinteric | Published: Jun 05, 2025

In 2020, Rebecca Flyckt and colleagues published “First Birth from a Deceased Donor Uterus in the United States: From Severe Graft Rejection to…

Infertility, Femaleorgan transplantationClinical trialIn vitro fertilizationPregnancy