March 3 is World Birth Defects Day.
More than 1 in 10 newborns die from a congenital disorder and, overall, nearly 500,000
under-5 child deaths are due to congenital disorders. The first-ever World Birth Defects
Day was observed in March 3, 2015 with the support of 12 organizations.
The goal of World Birth Defects Day is to bring together birth defect surveillance and
research programs from around the world with the aim of investigating and preventing birth
defects and lessening the impact of their consequences.
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LifeScience Moment: The National Academy of Sciences was established.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was established by an Act of Congress that was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1863.
The NAS is an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of
science and technology and to their use for the general welfare.
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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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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Image courtesy NIAID)
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Science Quote
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed."
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Albert Einstein
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(1879-1955)
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experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
