1982 CECH, Thomas Robert (1947 – ); KRUGER, Kelly; GRABOWSKI, Paula; ET AL
Self-splicing RNA: Autoexcision and autocyclization of the ribosomal RNA intervening sequence of tetrahymena.
Discovery of ribozymes (ribonucleic acid enzymes). Cech discovered that RNA itself could cut strands of RNA, suggesting that life might have started as RNA. "In the 1970s, Cech had been studying the splicing of RNA in…
GMN 13932 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/16227
1985 DEISENHOFER, Johann (1943 – ); MICHEL, Hartmut (1948 – ); HUBER, Robert (1937 – ); ET AL
Structure of the protein subunit in the photosynthetic reaction centre of Rhodopseudomonas viridis at 3 Å resolution.
Discovery of the three-dimensional structure of a protein complex found in certain photosynthetic bacteria, called the photosynthetic reaction center. This was the first elucidation of the 3D crystal structure of any …
GMN 11060 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/13256
1992 NEEDHAM, Dorothy Mary Moyle (1896 – 1988); TEICH, Mikuláš (1918 – 2018)
A documentary history of biochemistry, 1770-1940. By Mikuláš Teich with Dorothy M. Needham.
GMN 8773 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10951
1994 NEUWINGER, Hans Dieter
Afrikanische Arzneipflanzen und Jagdgifte.
Translated into English by Aileen Porter as African ethnobotany: Poisons and drugs. Chemistry - Pharmacology - Toxicology (Chapman & Hall, 1996).
GMN 8029 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10205
1994 CHALFIE, Martin Lee (1947 – ); TU, Yuan; EUSKIRCHEN, Ghia; PRASHER, Douglas C. (1951 – ); WARD, William W.
Green fluorescent protein as a marker for gene expression.
Chalfie and colleagues showed that the green fluorescent protein (GFP) from the jellyfish Aequorea victoria, could be used as a visible marker for protein localization and expression in vivo, in bacteria and worm cell…
GMN 13564 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15842
1995 KLEINZELLER, Arnost (1914 – 1997)
Exploring the cell membrane: Conceptual developments. Edited by A. Kleinzeller. (Comprehensive biochemistry, Neuberger & van Deenen, eds., vol. 39).
GMN 12430 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14661
1996 HODGKIN, Dorothy Crowfoot (1910 – 1994)
Collected works of Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin. Vol. I: Insulin. Vol. 2: Cholestrol, penicillin and other antibiotics. Vol. 3: General crystallography and essays. Edited by G. G. Dodson, J. P. Glusker, S. Ramaseshan and K. Venkatesan.
GMN 12640 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14881
1996 TSIEN, Roger Yonchien (1952 – 2016); ORMÖ, Mats F.; CUBITT, Andrew; KALLIO, Karen; REMINGTON, S. James; ET AL
Crystal structure of Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein.
Tsien and colleagues published the crystal structure of the 238 A.A. long green fluorescent protein (GFP). With this data, the authors could determine what had to be modified within the protein in such a way that the …
GMN 13565 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15843
1997 ROBINSON, Joseph D.
Moving questions: A history of membrane transport and bioenergetics.
"This book describes half a century of progress in two mainstream areas of biological research: membrane transport, initially a focus of physiologists, and oxidative phosphorylation, initially a focus of biochemists. …
GMN 8749 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10927
1999 ROSENFELD, Louis (1925 – )
Four centuries of clinical chemistry.
The first in-depth study of the development of this field that had such a profound impact on patient care beginning in the second half of the nineteenth century.
GMN 8752 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/10930
2000 KHORANA, Har Gobind (1922 – 2011)
Chemical biology. Selected papers of H. Gobind Khorana (with introductions).
Khorana edited this selection of his key papers and wrote the introductions to each paper.
GMN 12133 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/14342
2006 PAULING, Linus Carl (1901 – 1994); PAULING, Ava Helen (1903 – 1981)
The Pauling catalogue. Ava Helen and Linus Pauling papers at Oregon State University. Edited by Christoffer Petersen and Cliff Mead. 6 vols.
Vol. 1. Timeline, correspondence, publications, manuscripts & typescripts of articles, speechs, and books. Vol. 2. Science, Research Notebooks. 1917 Linus Pauling Diary. Vol. 3. Peace, Ava Helen Pauling, travel, honor…
GMN 13094 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15346
2018 ANCTIL, Michel (1945 – )
Luminous creatures: The history and science of light production in living organisms.
GMN 13566 · https://historyofmedicine.com/id/15844
