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Hilde Mangold (1898-1924)

By: Maria Doty | Published: May 09, 2011

Hilde Mangold, previously Hilde Proescholdt, was a German embryologist and physiologist who became well known for research completed with Hans…

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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

Hermann Joseph Muller (1890-1967)

By: Kevin Gleason | Published: May 25, 2017

Hermann Joseph Muller studied the effects of x-ray radiation on genetic material in the US during the twentieth century. At that time, scientists had…

Muller, H. J. (Hermann Joseph), 1890-1967X-raysRadiationGeneticsMutation

Wilhelm Friedrich Phillip Pfeffer (1845-1920)

By: Sara Parker | Published: Nov 30, 2014

Wilhelm Friedrich Phillip Pfeffer studied plants in Germany during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He started his career as an…

Plant physiologyBotanyPlants--Irritability and movementsOsmotic PressureChemotaxis

Sex-determining Region Y in Mammals

By: Troy Cox | Published: Dec 31, 2013

The Sex-determining Region Y (Sry in mammals but SRY in humans) is a gene found on Y chromosomes that leads to the development of male phenotypes,…

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"Genetic Programming: Artificial Nervous Systems, Artificial Embryos and Embryological Electronics" (1991), by Hugo de Garis

By: Julia Damerow | Published: Jun 10, 2010

In 1991, Hugo de Garis' article "Genetic Programming: Artificial Nervous Systems, Artificial Embryos and Embryological Electronics" was published in…

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Wilhelm Roux (1850-1924)

By: Megan Kearl | Published: Jul 22, 2009

Wilhelm Roux was a nineteenth-century experimental embryologist who was best known for pioneering Entwicklungsmechanik, or developmental mechanics.…

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Rh Incompatibility in Pregnancy

By: Nathalie Antonios | Published: Apr 08, 2011

Rh incompatibility occurs when a pregnant woman whose blood type is Rh-negative is exposed to Rh-positive blood from her fetus, leading to the mother…

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Nicole Marthe Le Douarin (1930- )

By: Brad Jacobson | Published: Nov 17, 2010

Nicole Marthe Le Douarin was one of the first progressive female pioneers of developmental and embryological research. Some of her most notable and…

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“Human Pregnancy Following Cryopreservation, Thawing and Transfer of an Eight-Cell Embryo” (1983), by Alan Trounson and Linda Mohr

By: Whitney Alexandra Tuoti, Devangana Shah | Published: Jul 10, 2024

In 1983, researchers Alan Trounson and Linda Mohr published the article “Human Pregnancy Following Cryopreservation, Thawing and Transfer of an Eight…

CryopreservationFertilization in VitroInfertilityFertility PreservationCryoprotective Agent