It was not that long ago that simple diseases like strep and tuberculosis killed many individuals. However, with the introduction of technology into the laboratory, our…
“I decided that nobody should suffer that much.” Severely shaken by the experience of watching her grandfather die of stomach cancer, Gertrude Elion emerged from…
“Initially, new ideas are rejected,” Rosalyn Yalow tells a group of young students. “Later they become dogma, if you’re right. And if you’re really lucky…