BioHistory Moment: Iditarod Trail used to transport diphtheria serum to Nome.
In 1925, a life-or-death race to save the children of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic made an international hero of one
sled dog, and led to the creation of Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race. A diphtheria epidemic threatened
remotely located Nome, and air transportation was unavailable to transport serum from Anchorage nearly a thousand miles away.
The solution: A relay of dog teams transported serum on the Iditarod Trail from Nenana to Nome, and every village enroute
provided its best team and driver for the next leg continually moving the serum toward Nome. Gunnar Kaasen, a Norwegian musher,
drove the final two legs into Nome behind his lead dog Balto through a blizzard with 80 mph winds to deliver
300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Dr. Curtis Welch, the only doctor in Nome.
The serum arrived in time, prevented the epidemic and saved hundreds of lives. The 20 mushers had covered nearly
700 miles in slightly more than 127 hours in temperatures of minus40° Fahrenheit below zero and strong winds.
The serum run received worldwide press coverage and the mushers received special gold medals and other recognition.
In 1926, a statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog, was erected in New York's Central Park.
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Learn about Seattle's Life Science Incubator Facility
Seattle's Life Science Incubator Research facility was commissioned in 1988, and is a contemporary-designed building provided with
modern research systems. Four floors are specifically laboratory space, one floor is a fully equipped vivarium and one floor is clinical
space and management offices. The faciility is centrally located in close proximity to downtown Seattle, the University of Washington,
the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and more.
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- Emergent BioSolutions Chairman and CEO Fuad El-Hibri recognized Emergent BioSolutions announced that Fuad El-Hibri, its chairman and chief executive officer, has been named by the World Trade Center Institute (WTCI) as one of Maryland's outstanding international business leaders.
Emergent Biosolutions Inc. March 11, 2010
- Hanger patient Staff Sgt. Heath Calhoun competing in 2010 Paralympic Winter Games As Hanger patient Staff Sgt. Heath Calhoun gets set to compete in the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games as an alpine skier, his story will be featured on NBC Nightly News.
Hanger Orthopedic Group March 11, 2010
- Pfizer discontinues a Phase 3 study of figitumumab Pfizer announced the discontinuation of A4021018 (also known as ADVIGO 1018), a Phase 3 trial examining the effects of investigational compound figitumumab (CP-751,871) in combination with erlotinib as a second/third-line treatment in patients with previously treated advanced NSCLC.
Pfizer Inc. March 11, 2010
- Two Phase 3 trials of sunitinib did not meet the primary endpoint Pfizer announced that two Phase 3 studies of Sutent(R) (sunitinib malate) in advanced breast cancer did not meet their primary endpoints.
Pfizer Inc. March 11, 2010
- NPS Pharmaceuticals reports 2009 results and 2010 outlook NPS reported a net loss of $2.0 million or $0.04 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to a net loss of $8.5 million or $0.18 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2008.
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. March 11, 2010
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Learn About New Jersey's BioHistory
Why is there a life science industry in New Jersey? Is the industry
growing? What do other states have?
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March - National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
As a leading health organization for 25 years, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the vision of Carolyn Aldigé, has
catapulted cancer prevention to prominence and provided more than $113 million in support of cancer prevention
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BioFact
(1984) - Allan Wilson and Russell Higuchi of the University of CA at Berkeley become the first to clone genes from an extinct species. They clone genes from the preserved skin of a quagga, a form of zebra that has been extinct for a hundred years.
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"Science is facts; just as houses are made of stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of stones is not a house and a collection of facts is not necessarily science."
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