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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · 5d

Hey Embryo Project, how do we treat HSV?

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#sciencecommunication #biology #research #arizonastateuniversity #asu #science #encyclopedia #series #herpes #hsv #herpessimplexvirus #acyclovir
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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · 7d

In 1983, researchers published a study on one of the world’s first pregnancies through cryopreservation!

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · 8d

David Hubel studied the development of the visual system and how the brain processes visual information. His research demonstrated how vision impairments can affect the development of the visual system in humans
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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · 19d

In 1991, the US National Institutes of Health launched the Women’s Health Initiative which is one of the largest and one of the first long-term, nationwide studies of health conditions affecting postmenopausal females.
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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · 22d

Alan Trounson is a scientist from Australia who developed techniques that improved the effectiveness of IVF, and supported stem cell research as a scientist and administrator. embryo.asu.edu/pages/alan-o...

#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts #hps #ivf #infertility #sciencecomm

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · 26d

In 1975, researchers participated in the Asilomar Conference to discuss policy regarding rDNA technology. The purpose was to discuss how to manage the risk of researchers unintentionally creating harmful or deadly pathogens through rDNA.
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#hpbio#philsci#histstm#rDNA

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Sep 5

Learn more about how Henry Turner describes a previously unrecognized set of symptoms in females, including a lack of physical and sexual development, infertility, and webbed neck, among others.
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#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #hps #turnersyndrome

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Sep 3

Menopausal Symptoms? Learn more about hormone replacement therapy at: embryo.asu.edu/pages/hormon...

#sciencecommunication #biology #research #menopause #hormonereplacement #science #scicomm #education #hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts #hps

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Sep 1

Missing Link between Turner Syndrome and Congenital Heart Disease Patterns?
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#encyclopedia #turnersyndrome

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

George Hitchings researched and developed medications that targeted specific parts of DNA replication processes to treat cancers and various illnesses. New Article!

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 28

Neonatal HSV vs. Acyclovir? Read more about HSV's natural history at the Embryo Project: embryo.asu.edu/pages/natura...

New article!

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 25

Christine Jorgensen was a transgender woman and activist in the US. Jorgensen’s advocacy and activism increased transgender awareness for the public at a time when existing and living openly as a transgender person received little support.
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#hpbio#philsci#transgender

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 17

When the outsiders became the experts: AIDS activists transformed the field of biomedicine, and paved the way for additional research on illness-related social movements.

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New Reel with Audio!

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 16

When the outsiders became the experts: AIDS activists transformed the field of biomedicine, and paved the way for additional research on illness-related social movements.

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#hpbio #philsci #histstm #histsci #philbio #hbio #sts #hps #biology #AIDS #encyclopedia

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 11

X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency is a chromosomal disorder in which the immune system lacks multiple protective cells that defend the body from disease.
Learn more at: embryo.asu.edu/pages/x-link...

#science#encyclopedia#sciencecommunication#biology#X-SCID

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 7

David Vetter was born with a severe immunodeficiency disorder and spent most of his life in a sterile bubble. As one of the first germ-free humans, Vetter provided a way for researchers to study what happens when a human develops without germs.

Learn more:
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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 5

The DTaP vaccination series is an FDA-approved, five-shot vaccine for young children in the United States for protection against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis. New Article: DTaP Vaccination Series, by Maggie Zhou
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#biology#vaccine#sciencecommunication#diseases

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Aug 4

In 1972, in Eisenstadt v. Baird, the SCOTUS determined that unmarried individuals have the same right to access contraceptives as married couples. New article: embryo.asu.edu/pages/eisens...

#sciencecommunication #encyclopedia #contraceptives #science

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jul 29

Learn more about the Supreme Court case Griswold v. Connecticut

New article, embryo.asu.edu/pages/griswo...

#sciencecommunication #biology #research #arizonastateuniversity #asu #science #encyclopedia #contraception #griswoldvconnecticut #scotus #birthcontrol

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jul 21

Millions of people undergo c-sections to give birth every year. In 1933, Jane Eliot Sewell presented “Cesarean Section--A Brief History,” in which she describes the advancements of technologies and c-section techniques that increased surgical survival rates.

Read a review at:
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Image by Wellcome Collection Gallery Wikimedia Commons. C-section surgery

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jul 15

Want to learn about something that’s not what it seems?
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#sciencecommunication #biology #research #arizonastateuniversity #asu #science #vasectomy #eugenics

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jun 25

Learn more about Turner's contributions here:
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Henry Hubert Turner (1892–1970) | Embryo Project Encyclopedia

Henry Hubert Turner was a physician and researcher who studied hormones and human development in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during the twentieth century. He was one of the first people to classify Turne...

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jun 25

Henry Hubert Turner was one of the first physicians and researchers to identify Turner Syndrome, a genetic condition that affects 1,500 to 2,500 female births.

A karyotype showing the genetic condition of Turner Syndrome

Image via Wikimedia Commons

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jun 23

Learn more about the history of germ-free animals here: embryo.asu.edu/pages/germ-f...

Germ-Free Animals | Embryo Project Encyclopedia

Germ-free, or GF, animals are laboratory animals that completely lack microbes, making them useful tools for microbiome research. Researchers create GF animals in laboratories by delivering the newbor...

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Embryo Project @embryoproject.bsky.social · Jun 23

Have you ever heard of germ-free animals? Germ-free animals are laboratory animals that completely lack microbes, making them useful tools for microbiome research.

Researcher with purple gloves holding a black mouse.

Image by Understanding Animal Research via Wikimedia Commons

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