We (Should) Know and Love (or Not)
I spent the summer of 1997 as an intern in a medical research
lab at UCSF. Here are some links that relate to the research I was involved
with.
Rita Levi Montalcini
's seminal
work purifying and characterizing for the first time one of the key proteins
that guides the embryonic development of the nervous system foreshadowed
the modern field of cell biology. To learn more follow these links:
Protein Purification: http://www-users.med.cornell.edu/~jawagne/proteins_&_purification.html
Women
in Science:
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Kary Mullis has emerged as a figure both contraversial and influencial enough that his significance may not be fully understood for years to come. Follow these links to learn about his conception of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technology which now drives the entire biotech industry. | |