John B. Leighly (1895-1986)

Helen B. Taussig (1898-1986)

Together with Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig rose to fame because of the Blalock-Taussig shunt. This is a surgical procedure in children who suffer from hypoxia because of a congenital cardiac malformation. Because of this affliction, they are blue. Less known is the fact that dr. Taussig also played a crucial role in the prohibition of thalidomide in the USA, the drug that had been responsible ...

1986 James B. Macelwane Awards

I can th ink of few th ings m o r e p leasurab le t han i n t r o d u c i n g a y o u n g scientist whose re­ search has e n h a n c e d his visibility to such an ex ten t tha t his o r h e r image is clearly distin­ guishable f rom a m o n g the la rge n u m b e r of y o u n g scientists pub l i sh ing excel lent r e sea rch these days. Normal ly , t he rec ip ient of a y o u n g scientist awa...

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens B-1895

In this report, we present a draft genome sequence of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain B-1895. Comparison with the genome of a reference strain demonstrated similar overall organization, as well as differences involving large gene clusters.

The Clinics of John B. Murphy

The Clinics of John B. Murphy, M.D.