By Michael Sappol As December 21, the shortest day of the year approaches, when the gray and dark is at its height and golden sunshine
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Celebrating the Nobel Prize
By Christie Moffatt The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony takes place tomorrow, December 10, in Stockholm, Sweden, as it does each year, on the anniversary of
D. Carleton Gajdusek and Kuru in New Guinea
By John Rees A new archival collection, The D. Carleton Gajdusek Papers, 1918–2000, is now available at the National Library of Medicine for those interested in
World Tuberculosis Day
By Ginny A. Roth On March 24, 1882, a medical milestone was achieved. Dr. Robert Koch reported his discovery that Mycobacterium tuberculosis was the cause of
A Tribute to Marshall Nirenberg
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
Einstein: The Shy Genius
By Elizabeth Fee Once Einstein became famous, people would stop him in the street and cry out: “Professor Einstein!” He would say; “Oh yes, many
The Revolutionary who Discovered Radium
By Elizabeth Fee Albert Einstein said “I have always admired . . Marie Curie. Not only did she do outstanding work in her lifetime, and
Three Rare Volumes Go to New York
By Michael J. North I was quite excited when I heard that The Grolier Club of New York was staging an exhibition on the history
