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Geduldig v. Aiello (1974)

By: Nathaniel Ross | Published: Aug 22, 2024

In 1974, the United States Supreme Court decided in a six-to-three decision in Geduldig v. Aiello (1974), hereafter Geduldig, that pregnancy-related…

Lawpregnancy complicationsEctopic PregnancySex discriminationSex discrimination in insurance

In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation (1979-1984)

By: Alexis Abboud | Published: Apr 10, 2017

In the legal case In re Agent Orange Product Liability Litigation of the early 1980s, US military veterans of the Vietnam War sued the US chemical…

LawProducts liability--Agent OrangeAgent OrangeVeteransAgent Orange--Toxicology

Sexology (1904) by William Henry Walling

By: Rainey Horwitz | Published: Jul 12, 2021

In 1904, physician William Henry Walling published Sexology, a family medicine reference book. In his book, Walling proposed that his guidance would…

LiteratureMasturbationCoitus interruptusSexSexology

“Female Ejaculation: A Case Study” (1981), by Frank Addiego, Edwin G. Belzer Jr., Jill Comolli, William Moger, John D. Perry, and Beverly Whipple

By: Baylee A. Edwards | Published: Jul 06, 2022

In 1981, Frank Addiego and colleagues published “Female Ejaculation: A Case Study” in The Journal of Sex Research. In the article, the authors find…

LiteratureEjaculationOrgasmFemale orgasmG spot

The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology (1984), by Mary Warnock and the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology

By: Jonathon J. LaTourelle | Published: Oct 02, 2014

The Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Human Fertilisation and Embryology, commonly called the Warnock Report after the chair of the committee…

LiteratureFertilityFertilization in vitro, HumanReproductive technologyEmbryo transplantation
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Menopause

By: Megha Pillai | Published: Aug 26, 2024

Menopause is defined as the point in time exactly twelve months after a female has had her last menstrual period, or shedding of the lining of the…

MenopausePremenopausepostmenopauseEstrogen Replacement TherapyHormone Replacement Therapy, Post-Menopausal

"Altruism and the Origin of the Worker Caste" from The Ants (1990), by Bert Hölldobler and Edward Osborne Wilson

By: Kelle Dhein | Published: Jul 24, 2017

In 'Altruism and the Origin of the Worker Caste,' Bert Hölldobler and Edward Osborne Wilson explore the evolutionary origins of worker ants. '…

LiteratureAntsInsect societiesKin selection (Evolution)Evolution
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“Anatomy of the Clitoris” (2005) by Helen E. O’Connell, Kalavampara V. Sanjeevan, and John M. Hutson

By: Baylee A. Edwards | Published: Nov 13, 2023

In 2005, Helen O’Connell and colleagues published “Anatomy of the Clitoris,” a review article, in The Journal of Urology. The article was one of the…

Female orgasmGenital Organs, FemaleGenitalia, Female

Essay: Homology

By: Ingo Brigandt | Published: Nov 23, 2011

Homology is a central concept of comparative and evolutionary biology, referring to the presence of the same bodily parts (e.g., morphological…

Homology (Biology)Morphology

Essay: The Cuvier-Geoffroy Debate

By: Valerie Racine | Published: Oct 07, 2013

In 1830, a dispute erupted in the halls of lÕAcad mie des Sciences in Paris between the two most prominent anatomists of the nineteenth century.…

EssayAnimals--ClassificationCuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832AnatomyBiological Evolution