On this day in Alemtumuzab approved in the UK to treat #multiple sclerosis, first humanised monoclonal antibody drug ever produced #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1887: William C Rose born, established 10 amino acids in diet vital to human health #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1835: John H Jackson born, 1st to show structural brain injury can cause abnormal mental states #ThisDayinBiotech
On this day in 1994: Jerome-Jean-Louis-Marie Lejeune died, discovered the genetic abnormality linked to Down syndrome and other diseases #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1st commercialisation of #CRISPR-Cas 9 technology for food production #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in Nature published Crick and Watson's letter on Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids. #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1894: Charles-Edouard Brown-Sequard died, discovered physiology of the spinal cord #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1919: Joseph Murray born, won 1990 #NobelPrize for pioneering organ transplant surgery #NobelPrize #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1578: William Harvey born, discovered the pump action of the heart and circulation of blood #ThisDayInBiotech
On this day in 1917: Emil A. von Behring died, won 1901 #Nobel Prize for deveopment of serum therapies against diphtheria & tetanus #ThisDayInBiotech