modern medicine Flashcards
when did fleming discover penicillin and how
accidentally - blew in through the window
1928
what did florey and chain do
proved penicillin worked and mass produced using US and UK funding
what are magic bullets
kill unhealthy parts of body without harming healthy
what was salvarsan 606
magic bullet - paul erlich
treat syphillis
who treated blood poisoning and with what
domagk used prontosil
what was the beveridge report
1942
introduced welfare state - nhs
when was the nhs introduced, by who, and what does it do
bevan
1948
provide free care from cradle to grave paid by taxation
when were free school meals introduced
1906
give two new high tech treatments
keyhole surgery
x-rays
ultrasound
etc
what did crick and watson do
identified the structure of DNA
1953
using an x ray photograph from franklin
led to human genome project
what did franklin do
x ray photograph of a cell
used by crick and watson
what was the human genome project
1986 it began
by 2001 it had mapped all DNA
when was the electron microscope invented and what did it enable
1931
see sub-cellular structures
what did jonas salk do
vaccine for polio
1954
