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Harald zur Hausen studied viruses and discovered that certain strains of the human papilloma virus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease, can cause…
Cervix uteri--CancerHuman Papilloma VirusPapillomavirusesGenital WartsCondylomata AcuminataBy questioning methods of sex selection since their early development, and often discovering that they are unreliable, scientists have increased the…
Sex PreselectionSex SelectionEthics, MedicalMedical EthicsethicsInfantile Autism: The Syndrome and Its Implications for a Neural Theory of Behavior (hereafter Infantile Autism) is a book written by Bernard Rimland…
LiteratureAutism in childrenAutismAutism spectrum disordersChildren with autism spectrum disordersNuclear transplantation is a method in which the nucleus of a donor cell is relocated to a target cell that has had its nucleus removed (enucleated…
Cell nuclei--TransplantationNuclear TransplantationAll sexually reproducing, multicellular diploid eukaryotes begin life as embryos. Understanding the stages of embryonic development is vital to…
EukaryotaEukaryotesOntogenyThe Hayflick Limit is a concept that helps to explain the mechanisms behind cellular aging. The concept states that a normal human cell can only…
CellsCell populationsCell DeathApoptosisCell ProliferationFrom its founding in 1910 until it closed its doors in 1939, the Eugenics Record Office (ERO) at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York was the…
OrganizationEugenicsOrganizationsReproductionReproductive RightsThe case of Smith v. Cote (1986) answered two important questions concerning law and childbirth: does the State of New Hampshire recognize a cause of…
LawCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and AbnormalitiesCongenital DisordersAbortionAccording to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), the standard American source on stem cell research, three characteristics of stem cells…
Stem CellsTransposition of the great arteries or TGA is a potentially fatal congenital heart malformation where the pulmonary artery and the aorta are switched…
Transposition of Great VesselsMustard, William T., 1914-1987Congenital Heart DiseaseSenning Operation