Along with John Enders and Frederick Robbins, Thomas Weller won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries in viral tissue culture leading to the development of both the Salk & Sabin polio vaccines. His later work was also instrumental in developing vaccines for rubella (German measles) and varicella (chicken pox).
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In Memorium: Dr. Thomas H. Weller
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: History · In Memorium · Medicine · Science · Vaccines
The Wheel of Time Ends
September 20th, 2007 · No Comments
This actually happened several days ago (September 16), but I just discovered this bit of news today … Robert Jordan, the author of the Wheel of Time series, is dead at age 58. He died from cardiomyopathy induced by a relatively rare condition known as amyloidosis.
The 12th and final book of the massive Wheel of [...]
Tags: In Memorium · Sci-Fi/Fantasy