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Category: Deciphering the Genetic Code

A series that commemorates the 50th anniversary of Nirenberg’s Genetic Code Charts.

A banner reading "UUU are Great Marshall" hung in a hallway.

A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg—David Serlin

March 20, 2015 Circulating Now

On March 17, 2015, the National Library of Medicine held a special event, “A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg,” the first of a “triplet” of events at

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A screenshot from the turning the pages interactive shown highlighting the UUU cell on the chart.

A Tribute to Nirenberg—George Thoma

March 19, 2015 Circulating Now

On March 17, 2015, the National Library of Medicine held a special event, “A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg,” the first of a “triplet” of events at NIH

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A group of about 20 people pose for a photograph outside.

A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg—Myrna Weissman

March 18, 2015 Circulating Now

On March 17, 2015, the National Library of Medicine held a special event, “A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg,” the first of a “triplet” of events at NIH

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At an elegant gathering Marshal Nirenberg is handed the Nobel Prize and Certificate by the King of Sweden.

A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg—Frank Portugal

March 17, 2015 Circulating Now

Today, March 17, 2015, the National Library of Medicine held a special event, “A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg,” the first of a “triplet” of events at NIH

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Nirenberg, ina lab coat, sitsin his office by a blackboard and a cart of molecule models.

A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg

March 16, 2015 Circulating Now

Tomorrow, March 17, 2015 the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will host the first of a “triplet” of events at the National Institutes of Health

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A young man in a lab coat and plastic gloves holds up a glass tube in a laboratory.

Deciphering the Genetic Code: A 50 Year Anniversary

January 21, 2015 Circulating Now

By Christie Moffatt Fifty years ago, on January 18, 1965, Dr. Marshall W. Nirenberg (1927–2010) completed his first summary of the genetic code—one of the

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Detail of a large paper chart constructed of several pages taped together, handwritten in several colors of ink.

Preserving Nirenberg’s Genetic Code Chart

September 16, 2014 Circulating Now

By Kristi Wright and Holly Herro The National Library of Medicine is home to a series of very important documents in scientific history—Marshall Nirenberg’s Genetic

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American artist Leonard Karsakov (1917-1993) designed this poster for a campaign by the U.S. Public Health Service in 1945. A human figure—formed from news clippings and advertisements about different non-prescription “cures” for venereal diseases—pours out a dose of medicine. The message reads, "No home remedy or quack doctor ever cured syphilis or gonorrhea. See your doctor or local health officer." Contagious disease goes unchecked due to the false advertising of unlicensed and unqualified medical practitioners, which are disseminated to the public through advertising in the uncontrolled and proliferating mass print media.
"X-Rays" (1926) is a self-portrait etched by American artist John Sloan (1871-1951). In the scene, he holds a cup of barium while undergoing an upper gastrointestinal fluoroscopic study under the care of two radiologists. Sloan, a prominent exponent of the "Ashcan School," sought inspiration from everyday scenes and activities of modern life, such as the taking of X rays, rather than landscape, nudes and the other traditional subjects of academic art.
In recognition of #AmericanArtistAppreciationMonth, the Circulating Now blog interviewed artist Rachael Que Vargas this week about her project to create life-size mosaics based on illustrations from NLM's hand-colored copy of Eustachi's Tabulae anatomicae (Rome, 1783). Learn more about how the project got started, her techniques, and what her study of the images has revealed in "Anatomy Set in Stone" (🔗 Link in Bio or https://loom.ly/Zs1sPRY).
This photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt was taken in 1940 as he stood on the steps of Building 1 and delivered a speech to dedicate the new Bethesda campus of the National Institute of Health.
We're adding a little mystery on this #ManuscriptMonday. These drawings are from an anatomical sketchbook created in New Harmony, Indiana in 1830. Each drawing is signed with the pseudonym "Clorion."
In recognition of C. Everett Koop's high visibility in the public media and his advocacy of child health and safety, several toy manufacturers created dolls in his likeness. For #NationalDollDay, we are sharing a photograph of Dr. Koop holding one of these look-alike dolls.

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