The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology: Edward Jenner
Meika Johnston
101024738
BIOL1010
1.1 Introduction The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology should be awarded to a scientist who has helped the field in many regards. Edward Jenner has aided the Biotechnology not only during his time period, but also the rest of the foreseeable future. Edward Jenner was the father of vaccination, which allowed immunization for smallpox, and then give the footprints of the immunization of several other diseases and illness in the future. This report states why Edward Jenner is the best nominee.
1.2 Problem Introduction Smallpox appeared around 10,000 bce. It is highly contagious and causes disfiguration from lesions and blisters. After the incubation period, the lesions form around the face, hands and forearms, later to develop in the mucous membranes of the nose …show more content…
This was either ineffective or caused the spread of other blood borne diseases, such as syphilis.
1.3 Nominee Background Edward Jenner was a scientist with an extensive medical background. At age 13 he was apprenticed to a country surgeon. In 1773, Jenner spent many years at Berkeley to practice medicine. While Jenner's interest in the protective effects of cowpox began during his apprenticeship, it was 1796 when he made the first step in the process to form vaccination.
2.1 Solution Elaboration In fact, it was a common belief that dairymaids were in some way protected from smallpox, since dairymaids frequently contradicted cowpox. Cowpox is similar to smallpox, yet in a much milder form. Records state that Jenner heard a dairymaid say, “I shall never have smallpox for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly pockmarked face” (Riedel, 2005). In May 1796, Edward Jenner found a young dairymaid, Sarah Nelms, who had fresh cowpox lesions on her hands and arms (figure
Meika Johnston
101024738
BIOL1010
1.1 Introduction The Carleton Prize for Biotechnology should be awarded to a scientist who has helped the field in many regards. Edward Jenner has aided the Biotechnology not only during his time period, but also the rest of the foreseeable future. Edward Jenner was the father of vaccination, which allowed immunization for smallpox, and then give the footprints of the immunization of several other diseases and illness in the future. This report states why Edward Jenner is the best nominee.
1.2 Problem Introduction Smallpox appeared around 10,000 bce. It is highly contagious and causes disfiguration from lesions and blisters. After the incubation period, the lesions form around the face, hands and forearms, later to develop in the mucous membranes of the nose …show more content…
This was either ineffective or caused the spread of other blood borne diseases, such as syphilis.
1.3 Nominee Background Edward Jenner was a scientist with an extensive medical background. At age 13 he was apprenticed to a country surgeon. In 1773, Jenner spent many years at Berkeley to practice medicine. While Jenner's interest in the protective effects of cowpox began during his apprenticeship, it was 1796 when he made the first step in the process to form vaccination.
2.1 Solution Elaboration In fact, it was a common belief that dairymaids were in some way protected from smallpox, since dairymaids frequently contradicted cowpox. Cowpox is similar to smallpox, yet in a much milder form. Records state that Jenner heard a dairymaid say, “I shall never have smallpox for I have had cowpox. I shall never have an ugly pockmarked face” (Riedel, 2005). In May 1796, Edward Jenner found a young dairymaid, Sarah Nelms, who had fresh cowpox lesions on her hands and arms (figure