Physostigmine & Hydrocort...


Percy Julian, an African American chemist who had two fingers severed when he was punished for learning to read, was born in...

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University of Arizona


Top University of Arizona Discoveries: Pima S-1Cotton was developed by Walker Bryan and standardized by Robert Peebles and has...

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University of Michigan


Top University of Michigan Discoveries: Francis S. Collins, his UM colleagues, and researchers at 8 other collaborating...

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University of California ̵...


In 1974, UCSF scientists co-discovered recombinant DNA techniques, the fundamental first step in the creation of the biotechnology...

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University of Wisconsin –...


In late 1998, a UW-Madison group led by James Thomson was the first to isolate and culture human embryonic stem cells, master...

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University of Virginia


In the 1960’s when University of Virginia was considered a world hub for cardiovascular physiology, Dr. Robert Berne developed a...

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Emory University


In 1991, Stephen T. Warren, PhD, chair of the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine, led an...

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University of Texas at Austin


In 1941, Esmond Snell, working with colleagues at the University of Texas, independently discovered and named folic acid, a B vitamin...

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Rockefeller University


Rockefeller Discoveries In the 60s developed an automated process for synthesizing peptides, which revolutionized protein chemistry,...

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Boston University


In 1989, Professor Michael Mendillo and associates discovered the largest permanently visible object in the Solar System – the...

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University of Illinois Urbana-...


Top University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Discoveries: John Bardeen et al. formulated a theoretical explanation of...

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Ohio State University


Top Ohio State Discoveries: Discovery and Impact of the Release of Genetically Engineered Organisms (GEOs) into the Environment The...

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