FDA published list of nearly 200 “Substances Generally Recognized as Safe” (GRAS)
On Dec. 9, 1958, the U.S. Congress enacted the Food Additives Amendment to the Federal Food, Drug, and…
Arne Larsson became the first to receive an implantable pacemaker
On Oct. 8, 1958, Arne Larsson became the first to receive an implantable pacemaker. The first replacement, done…
Food Additives Amendments were passed
On Sept. 6, 1958, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Additives Amendments were passed, requiring that…
President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act
On Jul. 29, 1958, President Dwight Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, leading to the birth…
The Priestley Medal was awarded to Ernest H. Volwiler
On Jan. 6, 1958, the American Chemical Society announced that Ernest H. Volwiler had been named the recipient…
mpox was first discovered
In 1958, mpox (MPVX) was first discovered when two nonfatal outbreaks of a pox-like disease were reported in…
Arvid Carlsson discovered that levodopa (L-Dopa) was effective in treating the symptoms of Parkinsonism
In 1958, Arvid Carlsson discovered that levodopa (L-Dopa) was effective in treating the symptoms of Parkinsonism. a treatment…
C Walton Lillehei and Dr Richard A DeWall at the University of Minnesota Heart Hospital co-invented a heart-lung machine
In 1958, C. Walton Lillehei and Dr. Richard A. DeWall at the University of Minnesota Heart Hospital co-invent…
SpaceLabs was founded
In 1958, SpaceLabs was founded by scientists Ben Ettelson and James A Reeves who developed cardiac monitoring and…
Hollister-Stier Laboratories became a subsidiary of Cutter Laboratories
In 1958, Hollister-Stier Laboratories became a subsidiary of Cutter Laboratories. Hollister-Stier Laboratories, located in Spokane, was founded by…
The Kitsap County Science Fair (now Washington State Science and Engineering) was begun
In 1958, the Kitsap County Science Fair (now Washington State Science and Engineering), sponsored by the Bremerton PTA…
Hildegard Lamfrom was among the first to provide evidence of a messenger RNA, as well as evidence for the existence of polyribosomes
In 1958, Hildegard Lamfrom worked at Caltech, doing research in molecular biology. She was among the first to…
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) was founded
In 1958, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), founded in 1958, represents the countryï¾’s leading innovative…
The CDC investigated the first recorded epidemic of inhalation anthrax in the 20th century
In 1958, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigated the first recorded epidemic of inhalation…
The CDC responded to cholera and smallpox epidemics in what is now Bangladesh
In 1958, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent a team of EIS officers to…
Melatonin was discovered
In 1958, the discovery of the first hormone ever isolated from the pineal gland was reported by Dr….
The National Seed Storage Laboratory opens in Fort Collins, Colorado
In 1958, the National Seed Storage Laboratory (NSSL), the first long-term seed storage facility in the world, opened…
George Wells Beadle awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
In 1958, George Wells Beadle of the California Institute of Technology was awarded the 1958 Nobel Prize in…
Joshua Lederberg was awarded the Nobel for Physiology or Medicine for discovering that bacteria can mate and exchange genes
In 1958, Joshua Lederberg, an American molecular biologist known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space…
Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments was awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the integrated circuit
In 1958, the Integrated circuit was invented by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments. Kilby was awarded the 2000…
DNA is made in a test tube for the first time
In 1958, Arthur Kornberg at Washington University School of Medicine found which combinations of the nucleotides and other…
Frogs were cloned from specialised cells
In 1958, professor Sir John Gurdon cloned frogs using specialised cells from the intestines of tadpoles of a…
NCI scientists pioneer the use of combination chemotherapy
In 1958, NCI scientists pioneer the use of combination chemotherapy. Partial and complete remissions, as well as prolonged…