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The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research was founded
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The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research was founded

On Dec. 16, 1941, the Texas Biomedical Research Institute began as the scientific dream of its founder, Thomas…

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Insulin Advisory Committee announced the development of a USP Reference Standard for insulin
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Insulin Advisory Committee announced the development of a USP Reference Standard for insulin

On Dec. 1, 1941, in response to the emergency need for insulin standards, the USP formed an Insulin…

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CD Land & BW Hammer introduced a commercial process to make Maytag blue cheese dressing
Agriculture | Life Science History

CD Land & BW Hammer introduced a commercial process to make Maytag blue cheese dressing

On Oct. 11, 1941, the first wheels of Maytag Blue Cheese were formed when production of the cheese…

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Floyd C Turner published data showing the induction in rats of sarcomas by subcutaneously implanted bakelite disks
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Floyd C Turner published data showing the induction in rats of sarcomas by subcutaneously implanted bakelite disks

On Aug. 1, 1941, Floyd C. Turner published “Sarcomas at Sites of Subcutaneously Implanted Bakelite Disks in Rats”…

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Harold Stewart and Egon Lorenz demonstrated by carcinogenesis the induction of adenocarcinoma of the glandular stomach of mice
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Harold Stewart and Egon Lorenz demonstrated by carcinogenesis the induction of adenocarcinoma of the glandular stomach of mice

On Aug. 1, 1941, Harold L. Stewart and Egon Lorenz published an article in the Journal of the…

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Red Cross begins National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the U.S. military
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Red Cross begins National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the U.S. military

On Feb. 4, 1941, the Red Cross began a National Blood Donor Service to collect blood for the…

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Ida A Bengtson and Norman Topping developed a complement fixation test for diagnosis of rickettsial diseases
Disease | Life Science History

Ida A Bengtson and Norman Topping developed a complement fixation test for diagnosis of rickettsial diseases

In January 1941, Ida A. Bengtson and Norman Topping published “Complement-Fixation in Rickettsial Diseases” in the American Journal…

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Connaught Laboratories developed the first combined vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus
Life Science History | Vaccine

Connaught Laboratories developed the first combined vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus

In 1941, Connaught Laboratories at the University of Toronto developed the first combined vaccines for diphtheria, pertussis, and…

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The new Medical College of Virginia Hospital (MCV West Hospital) opened to national acclaim
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The new Medical College of Virginia Hospital (MCV West Hospital) opened to national acclaim

In 1941, the Medical College of Virginia Hospital (MCV West Hospital) opened to national acclaim. The largest donation…

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Texas State Cancer Hospital (MD Anderson) was created by Texas Legislature
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Texas State Cancer Hospital (MD Anderson) was created by Texas Legislature

In 1941, Texas State Cancer Hospital, now known as the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, was…

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Stryker was founded in Kalamazoo
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Stryker was founded in Kalamazoo

On Jan. 1, 1941, Dr. Homer Stryker, an orthopaedic surgeon from Kalamazoo, Michigan, founded Stryker to provide medical…

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Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a BA degree at Southeast Missouri State College
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Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a BA degree at Southeast Missouri State College

In 1941, Velmer A. Fassel, an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a B.A. degree…

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Washington University – St Louis received the first cyclotron installed at a US academic medical center
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Washington University – St Louis received the first cyclotron installed at a US academic medical center

In 1941, Washington University ヨ St. Louis received the first cyclotron installed at a U.S. academic medical center.

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Dr. Baldes at the Mayo Clinic constructed a human centrifuge
Life Science History | Non-Profit Research

Dr. Baldes at the Mayo Clinic constructed a human centrifuge

In 1941, Dr. Edward J. Baldes at the Mayo Clinic constructs a human centrifuge to simulate blackout, a…

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Insulin Amendment required the FDA to test and certify purity and potency of diabetes drug
Life Science History | U.S. Congress

Insulin Amendment required the FDA to test and certify purity and potency of diabetes drug

In 1941, the Insulin Amendment, passed Congress and required all batches of insulin to be tested for purity,…

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Danish microbiologist A Jost coined the term genetic engineering
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Danish microbiologist A Jost coined the term genetic engineering

In 1941, Danish microbiologist A. Jost coined the term genetic engineering in a lecture on sexual reproduction in…

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Dean Cowie and Leonard Scheele’s survey of procedures used in handling and storing radium led to lower exposure recommendations
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Dean Cowie and Leonard Scheele’s survey of procedures used in handling and storing radium led to lower exposure recommendations

In 1941, Dean Cowie and Leonard Scheele’s survey of procedures used in handling and storing radium loaned to…

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The National Blood Donor Service was initiated to collect blood for the US military
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The National Blood Donor Service was initiated to collect blood for the US military

In 1941, the National Blood Donor Service was initiated by the Red Cross to collect blood for the…

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Charles Huggins discovered that blocking male hormones could cause regression of prostate tumors
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Charles Huggins discovered that blocking male hormones could cause regression of prostate tumors

In 1941, Charles Huggins discovers that blocking male hormones (by removal of the testicles or administration of estrogens)…

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The Priestley Medal awarded to Thomas Midgley
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The Priestley Medal awarded to Thomas Midgley

In 1941, the Priestley Medal was awarded to Thomas Midgley by the American Chemical Society “to recognize distinguished…

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