Oct. 24 is World Polio Day.
The polio vaccine has been hugely successful. The vaccine is administered orally and only a few doses
will protect children for life. Although the cost is rather low, it takes a tremendous effort and organisation
in order to get it where it is most needed. The Polio Eradication Effort strives to protect children
from this crippling disease.
The 24th of October has been chosen to commemorate the month in which Jonas Salk was born. Jonas Salk
was the leader of the team that invented the first polio vaccine in 1955.
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LifeScience Moment: The Prescription Drug Amendment was signed into law."
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment,
was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The act defined two specific categories for medications:
legend (prescription) and over-the-counter (OTC).
The amendment was co-sponsored by former vice president and Minnesota senator Hubert H. Humphrey Jr. (D),
a pharmacist in South Dakota before entering politics, and Carl Durham (D), a pharmacist who represented
North Carolina.
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Where do we come from?
Explore the genealogy of life science companies through one-of-a-kind posters!
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It's a Small World
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Salmonella Typhimurium (Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr)
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Science Quote
"Science increases our power in proportion as it lowers our pride."
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Claude Bernard, French physiologist
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to thank all of the front line workers who have supported us during the COVID-19 Pandemic, an historical crisis not
experienced since the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19.
