Francis of Assisi

The first time that I was exposed to genetic engineering was when I was a rising junior in college and attended a summer Biomedical Sciences program hosted by the University of Maryland. We learned about many aspects of genetics in the Biomedical research field and that immediately piqued my interest. I was further exposed to genetics, the act of gene splicing, and altering genomes in a lab when we first hand inserted a plasmid from an organism into a bacteria causing the activity and…

Frederick Sanger was a very important scientist, considered one of the most important biochemists of all time. Born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcombe, England, (biography.com) Frederick Sanger was born the son of Frederick and Cecile Sanger. He studied at the University of Cambridge, and after graduating, continued his scientific research there, working there since 1940. After working for many years at Cambridge and earning numerous awards, he died November 13, 2013 due to natural…

1883, Sir Francis Galton, a respected British scholar and cousin of Charles Darwin, first used the term eugenics, meaning “well-born.” Galton believed that the human race could help direct its future by selectively breeding individuals who have “desired” traits. This idea was based on Galton’s study of upper class Britain. Following these studies, Galton concluded that an elite position in society was due to a good genetic makeup. While Galton’s plans to improve the human race through…

fantastic tale to give a first-hand account about the journeys of the five main winners, namely, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Linus Pauling and himself. The race first begins when Watson, an American, finds himself in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University in 1951, to work alongside a group of scientists to work on the structure of protein. This is where he first met Francis Crick, his fellow colleague and main collaborator. Both Watson and Crick agreed…

DNA was discovered through the collaboration of several scientists, most notably James Watson and Francis Crick. The two main methods used in the discovery of the structure of DNA was experimental, through X-ray crystallography, and theoretical, through building a model based upon the experimental data. Linus Pauling, James Watson, and Francis Crick were proponents of the theoretical model for the structure of DNA, while Erwin Chargaff, Maurice Wilkens, and Rosalind Franklin were champions of…

When Francis Crick and James Watson(top photo) discovered the secret of life found in DNA, many believed that the genetic revolution was upon them. As the understanding of genetic code grew, people began to hope for healthier lives and an end of inherited diseases. Although the fear of scientists playing god grew as well. This simple molecule was now basic unit of creation, and another pair of scientists were looking to find how its structure worked. Rosalind Franklin and Maurice…

Joseph Brillinger – 101012500 Khorana, Nirenberg and Holley won the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their interpretation of the genetic code and its function in protein synthesis. In 1953 James Watson and Francis Crick revealed the structure and properties of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) to be made of nucleic acids arranged in a double helix.…

experiments on white blood cells showed that the nuclein dissolved in weak alkalies but not in water and acids. Later studies demonstrated that all living organisms have DNA and that any kinds of cell such as hair, skin, or plant cells all have DNA. Plenty of research and experimentation went into solving the structure of DNA and the invention of paper chromatography allowed Erwin Chargaff (1905-2002) to make a contribution in establishing the structure of DNA and how it transmitted genetic…

Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry 1954 "for his research into the nature of the chemical bond and its application to the elucidation of the structure of complex substances"1 however he made significant discoveries in many areas of chemistry including physical and biochemistry. He also made several contributions to both theoretical and applied science from genetic diseases to diagnostic technology.2 Professor G. Hägg, member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry stated in 1954…

I am a crew member with Sir Francis Drake. I am here because I was with him when he killed the Spanish Armada. I was with him from June to September, 1588. We were at the English Channel. He Killed them because they were going around killing random people. If he did not kill them then we would be dead because they would have gotten to us and killed our tribe. Sir Francis Drake did not just kill the Spanish, he was ordered to. When he was ordered to kill them he went out to find them to stop…