BioHistory Moment: Iditarod Trail used to transport diphtheria serum to Nome.
In 1925, a life-or-death race to save the children of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic made an international hero of one
sled dog, and led to the creation of Alaska's Iditarod sled dog race. A diphtheria epidemic threatened
remotely located Nome, and air transportation was unavailable to transport serum from Anchorage nearly a thousand miles away.
The solution: A relay of dog teams transported serum on the Iditarod Trail from Nenana to Nome, and every village enroute
provided its best team and driver for the next leg continually moving the serum toward Nome. Gunnar Kaasen, a Norwegian musher,
drove the final two legs into Nome behind his lead dog Balto through a blizzard with 80 mph winds to deliver
300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Dr. Curtis Welch, the only doctor in Nome.
The serum arrived in time, prevented the epidemic and saved hundreds of lives. The 20 mushers had covered nearly
700 miles in slightly more than 127 hours in temperatures of minus40° Fahrenheit below zero and strong winds.
The serum run received worldwide press coverage and the mushers received special gold medals and other recognition.
In 1926, a statue of Balto, the heroic lead dog, was erected in New York's Central Park.
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Kinetic Concepts, Inc. March 10, 2010
- Medicis increases cash dividend to $0.06 per share Medicis announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarter-end cash dividend of $0.06 per issued and outstanding share of its Common Stock payable on April 30, 2010, to stockholders of record at the close of business on April 1, 2010.
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- Abbott receives U.S. FDA approval for new cataract multifocal intraocular lens Abbott announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the TECNIS(R) Multifocal 1-Piece intraocular lens (IOL) for cataract patients with and without presbyopia.
Abbott March 10, 2010
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Why is there a life science industry in New Mexico? Is the industry
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March 10 - National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is a nationwide initiative celebrated on March 10 every
year to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Every 35 minutes, a woman
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BioFact
(1940) - American Oswald Avery precipitates a pure sample of what he calls the transforming factor; he has isolated pure DNA for the first time.
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"Innocence about Science is the worst crime today."
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