WhatisBiotechnology

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WhatIsBiotechnology is a leading educational and public engagement platform that brings together the stories about the sciences, people and places that have enabled biotechnology to transform medicine and the world we live in today.

Header: Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Credit: NIAID/NIH. Avatar: June Almeida who took the first image of a human coronavirus.

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On this day in 1875: Henry Dale born, won 1936 #NobelPrize - discovered 1st neurotransmitter & showed how nerve impulses are transmitted #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 1913: Patrick Steptoe born, key IVF pioneer #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 1850: William Rous born, founder of embryology and principles of tissue culture #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 1783: Benjamin Brodie born, pioneered research into bone and joint diseases #ThisDayinBiotech
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On this day in 1947: Eric Wieschaus born, won 1995 Nobel Prize for discovering genetic controls of embryonic development #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 1916: Francis H C Crick born, won 1962 #NobelPrize for determining double-helix of DNA #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 1909: Virginia Apgar born, introduced the Apgar Score test for assessing health of newborn babies #WomenInBiotech
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On this day in 2013: Jerome Karle died, devised mathematical methods to determine 3D structures of biological molecules #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 2009: Jean Dausset died, won 1980 #NobelPrize for his work on tissue typing which helps in transplants #ThisDayInBiotech
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On this day in 2007: Skin cells reprogrammed to become like embryonic stem cells