August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month.
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy has been coordinating a National Awareness Month for SMA since 1996.
Raising awareness of SMA in the general public can help lead to increased resources for SMA research and
better care for SMA patients. The majority of people, including doctors, nurses and community members,
do not know about SMA until it directly affects them. This is where you can help.
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LifeScience Moment: FDA hires temporary investigators to prevent polio vaccine black market.
On August 17, 1955, the FDA announced the hiring of 48 temporary investigators through an earmarked congressional appropriation. The temporary
investigators were hired to help prevent the black market diversion of the new Salk polio vaccine.
The polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk at the University of Pittsburgh, was announced April 12, 1955.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Plant Cells
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Science Quote
"The hypotheses we accept ought to explain phenomena which we have observed. But they ought to do more than this: our hypotheses ought to foretell phenomena which have not yet been observed."
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William Whewell, English mathematician, philosopher
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(1794-1866)
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