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Our Life Science Hero DNA recognize Francis Crick,  Maurice Wilkins, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin for their determination of the structure of DNA.

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Since 1997, our focus has been to provide the best resource to information related to the life science industry.

LifeScienceHistory.com is a new resource for history-making life science news, company information with Genealogy on Demand by state and Canadian province, original cartoons, original “Earth is a Rock, Let the DNA Mold Me” song, music video and more, including banner marketing options galore!

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Access a comprehensive, ‘daily-updated directory’ of life science companies located throughout Canada and the U.S., all password free.

If you are a life science company or non-profit research organization that has been omitted from the directory, we apologize. To be included or to submit updates, please email your company or organization information to: info@LifeScienceHistory.com.

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Life Science News & History

Explore breaking life science news from today or yesterday, as well as discoveries, events, and news from last year, and beyond – by state, province, nation or key word.

Ebola vaccination begins in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

On Sept. 14, 2025, the World Health Organization announced that vaccination of frontline health workers and contacts of people infected with Ebola virus disease has begun in Bulape health zone in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kasai Province where…

Corn diseases lurk in bumper US crop, threatening yields

On Sept. 12, 2025, high levels of fungal disease are lurking in corn fields across the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yields of a record-large crop and cause headaches for farmers during the autumn harvest, growers and crop experts said….

Merck to scrap London drug research centre

On Sept. 10, 2025, Merck announced it was scrapping research operations in London, citing the UK’s challenging business environment, and would relocate the research activity to existing sites primarily in the United States. The U.S. drugmaker no longer plans to…

Utah Health Officials Report Large Measles Exposure

On Sept. 10, 2025, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (UDOH) reported a potential large exposure of more than 2,000 people to measles at a local high school in Hildale. As cases are reported, public health officials in…

NASA’s Mars Rover Discovered Potential Biosignature

On Sept. 10, 2025, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that a sample collected by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover from an ancient dry riverbed in Jezero Crater could preserve evidence of ancient microbial life. Taken from a rock…

Life Science Toons & Teasers

Enjoy original life science cartoons from today and historical cartoons from yesterday illustrating the current NIH crisis, COVID-19 Pandemic, scientific milestones, pioneering scientists, infectious disease, the FDA, and other topics.

Butter vs. Margerine

This cartoon illustrates the battle between butter and margarine in the United States that began in the mid…

Explore the invisible life science world around you – science at the nanoscale, one-billionth of a meter or about one ten-thousandth the diameter of a human hair.

We have compiled a wide range of imagery that we hope stimulates your curiosity and interest in the invisible life science world. Current branches of microscopy range from electron, transmission and scanning to ultrafast, low-energy, photoemission, atomic beam and more.

If you have a microscopic image that you want to share, please e-mail: info@LifeScienceHistory.com

Earth is a Rock, Let the DNA Mold Me” is a rewritten 1974 hit rock n’ roll song celebrating life science and interrelated sciences from astronomy, geology, and genomics to computing, medicine, and nanotechnology.

Earth is a Rock is written by Phil Ness, Norman Dolph and Paul DiFranco. The song is co-produced by TJ Maher and Paul DiFranco. The video is produced by Phil Ness and James Hutchens.

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