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	PCR PCR PCR ( polymerasechain reaction) is a method used by scientists to increase the amount of purified DNA in a sample. It is a highly specific procedure that amplifies one particular gene from within a large sample of undesirable DNA, DNA that the scientist does not... Read more
	Ribozyme Ribozyme Ribozymes are RNA molecules that catalyze chemical reactions. Most biological processes do not happen spontaneously. For example, the cleavage of a molecule into two parts or the linkage of two molecules into one larger molecule requires catalysts , that is, helper molecules that make a... Read more
	Godfrey Hounsfield Cormack, Allan 1924–1998Hounsfield, Godfrey Newbold 1919– Developers of Computer-Assisted Tomography Allan McLeod Cormack and Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1979 for their work in the development of ... Read more
	Gerty T. Cori Gerty T. Cori The scientist Gerti T. Cory (1896-1957) made important discoveries in biochemistry, especially carbohydrate metabolism, and in 1947, along with her husband, received the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology. She later studied glycogen storage diseases and the role of enzymes in... Read more
	Henry Way Kendall Henry Way Kendall 1926-99, American physicist. A professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kendall won the 1990 Nobel Prize in Physics with Jerome Friedman and Richard Taylor for a series of experiments (1967-73) that showed that the fundamental particles of matter are not protons... Read more
	Allan MacLeod Cormack Allan MacLeod Cormack , 1924-98, American physicist, b. Johannesburg, South Africa. After studying at the Univ. of Cape Town (B.S. physics, 1944, M.S. crystallography, 1945), Cambridge, and Harvard, Cormack became a professor at Tufts Univ. in 1958. His interest in X-ray technology led him to... Read more
	Gabriel Lippmann Gabriel Lippmann French physicist Gabriel Lippmann (1845–1921) is the inventor of an early process that yielded the first permanent color photograph. Though his system was too unwieldy to be used commercially at the time, Lippmann was awarded the 1908 Nobel Prize in physics for his... Read more
	Ernst Ruska Ruska, Ernst (1906-1988) German physicist The inventor of the electron microscope , Ernst Ruska, combined an academic career in physics and electrical engineering with work in private industry at several of Germany's top electrical corporations. He was associated with the Siemens Company from... Read more
	Sir Henry Hallett Dale Sir Henry Hallett Dale 1875-1968, English scientist. For his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses he shared with Otto Loewi the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He also investigated the pharmacology of ergot and histamine shock. He was director... Read more
	Joseph Erlanger Joseph Erlanger , 1874-1965, American scientist, b. San Francisco, grad. Univ. of California (B.S., 1895), M.D. Johns Hopkins, 1899. For his contributions to physiology, especially his work on nerve action, he shared with Herbert Spencer Gasser the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. He was... Read more

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	Professor Allan Cormack Newspaper article from: The Herald Professor Allan Cormack, scientist; born February 23, 1924...brilliant scientist who won the Nobel Prize for his key part...the age of 64. Professor Allan MacLeod Cor-mack, who...of his death, Professor Cormack ...
	Imagining the Elephant: A Biography of Allan MacLeod Cormack.(Book review) Magazine article from: South African Medical Journal ...faculty for many years. Allan Cormack himself was always careful...been mentor to another Nobel laureate as well, Aaron...insights to the work of Allan Cormack and he joins the small...biographers who are fellow scientists ...
	CAT Scan Developer Allan Cormack Dies Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Allan Cormack, 74, a physicist...shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for medicine...after he won the Nobel Prize. After...to lead to the Nobel Prize. He developed...physics. Mr. Cormack tested his algorithms...work of other ...
	Deaths News Wire article from: AP Online ...I Got Ways Like the Devil'' and ``Leave My Man Alone.'' Allan MacLeod Cormack WINCHESTER, Mass. (AP) - Allan MacLeod Cormack, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist, died Thursday of cancer. He was 74. Cormack, a ...
	Godfrey Hounsfield, 84; helped develop CAT scansOBITUARY Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ...worldwide, won him a Nobel Prize, died on Aug...recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology...sharing the award with Allan Cormack, a South African scientist who worked independently...sketch he wrote for the Nobel ...
	Godfrey Hounsfield, CAT pioneerOBITUARY Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ...hospitals worldwide, won him a Nobel Prize, died on Aug. 12 in...He was recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1979, sharing the award with Allan Cormack, a South African scientist who worked independently on...
	CREATOR OF CAT SCAN DIES AT 84.(CAPITAL REGION)(Obituary) Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) ...worldwide, won him a Nobel Prize, died on Aug...recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physiology...shared the award with Allan M. Cormack, a South African scientist who worked independently...sketch he wrote for the Nobel ...
	Memorial to Nobel winner Newspaper article from: The Scotsman ...winning Scottish scientist whose invention...Professor Allan McLeod Cormack, the inventor of...and AIDS.Prof Cormack, whose father...jointly became a Nobel prize-winner in...newly established Allan McLeod ...
	Scanner gives 3D-view of body's internal organs Newspaper article from: The Independent (London, England) ...About the same time, an American scientist, Allan Cormack of Tufts University, Massachusetts...Godfrey were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine in 1979...accordingly. It has improved scientists' understanding of the functions...
	Shoreham deal violates New York State environmental laws. (Shoreham Nuclear... PR Newswire ...residents of Long Island and Scientists and Engineers for Secure...leading experts, including Allan M. Cormack of Tufts University, a Nobel Laureate in medicine; Richard...place none." Nobel Laureate Allan ...