Feb. 28 is Rare Disease Day.
Feb. 28 is international Rare Disease Day coordinated by EURORDIS and organized with rare disease national alliances in 24 European countries.
On and around this day hundreds of patient organizations from more than 60 countries worldwide are planning awareness-raising activities converging around
the slogan “Rare Disorders without Borders.”
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LifeScience Moment: The double helical structure of DNA was revealed.
On Feb. 28, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick announced the discovery of the double helical structure of DNA. On April 25, 1953,
Watson's and Crick published their 900-word manuscript in Nature describing the double helical structure of
DNA, one of the key discoveries of the century.
An X-ray diffraction photo of DNA taken by Raymond Gosling in May 1952, working as a PhD student
under the supervision of Rosalind Franklin at King's College London served as a key line of
evidence in figuring out the structure of DNA.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!
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It's a Small World
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MRSA Bacteria (Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr)
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Science Quote
"When people thought the Earth was flat, they were wrong. When people thought the Earth was spherical they were wrong. But if you think that thinking the Earth is spherical is just as wrong as thinking the Earth is flat, then your view is wronger than both of them put together."
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Isacc Asimov, American writer
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(1920-1992)
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Info.Resource, owner and publisher of Maine LifeScience.com and the upcoming LifeScienceHistory.com, want
to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not
experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
