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The Idea of Ectogenesis in Daedalus; or Science and The Future (1924), by John Burdon Sanderson Haldane

By: Aubrey Pinteric | Published: Aug 05, 2025

In 1924, John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, aka JBS Haldane, published Daedalus; or Science and The Future, hereafter Daedalus, which was a written…

In vitro fertilizationFertilityEctogenesisReproductive technologyClassification--Books--Science fiction
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Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot (1850–1911)

By: Srivatsan Swaminathan | Published: Aug 04, 2025

Étienne-Louis Arthur Fallot was a physician working in France during the late nineteenth century who studied and described the four cardiac…

Tetralogy of FallotHeart Defects, CongenitalDevelopmental BiologyHeart Septal Defects, VentricularPulmonary Valve Stenosis
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Autistic Self Advocacy Network (2006– )

By: Samantha Harker | Published: Aug 04, 2025

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network, or ASAN, is a non-profit organization, based in Washington, D.C., that is operated by and for autistic…

Autism spectrum disordersHealth InequitiesAutismAutism research
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Sherri Chessen (1932– )

By: Manar Hajja | Published: Jul 10, 2025

Sherri Chessen, also known as Sherri Finkbine, a television host who lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the 1960s, sought an abortion after…

Abortion, IllegalAbortion HistoryReproductive RightsMedia ExposureThalidomide
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Mary Ainsworth (1913–1999)

By: Nolina Doud | Published: Jul 09, 2025

Mary Dinsmore Salter Ainsworth conducted research in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Uganda, in the mid-twentieth century, on how…

psychologyPsychology, DevelopmentalFamily TherapyAttachment behavior in childrenAttachment disorder
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Mary Frances Lyon (1925–2014)

By: Devangana Shah | Published: Jul 04, 2025

Mary Frances Lyon studied gene expression and developed the theory of X-chromosome inactivation, also called Lyonization, during the twentieth…

Gene ExpressionX Chromosome InactivationLyon HypothesisLyonizationMutation
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Oliver Smithies (1925–2017)

By: Alexander Sastokas | Published: Jun 30, 2025

Oliver Smithies researched physical chemistry, biochemistry, and genetics in England, Canada, and the United States during the twentieth and early…

Genetic TechniquesElectrophoresis, Starch GelMice, KnockoutGenetics--ResearchElectrophoresis
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Charles Drew (1904–1950)

By: Sabrin Mohamed | Published: Jun 30, 2025

Charles Richard Drew was an African American surgeon who helped improve blood transfusion practices during World War II and contributed to the…

Blood TransfusionMaternal MortalityBlack or African AmericanBlood banksAfrican Americans in medicine