In 1970, immunologist Frank Dixon was appointed chair of the biomedical research operations at the Scripps Clinic and…
In 1970, Howard Temin and David Baltimore discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase. Reverse transcriptase and bacterial restriction enzymes…
In 1970, an all-volunteer blood donor system began to be implemented by U.S. blood banks.
In 1970, the FDA required the first patient package insert: oral contraceptives must contain information for the patient…
In 1970, the Southern Corn Leaf Blight (SCLB) sweeps across the South, destroying 15% of the U.S. corn…
In 1970, the first oncogene termed src was discovered in a chicken retrovirus. Dr. G. Steve Martin at…
In 1970, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy were introduced to locate and remove precancerous growths in the colon. Clinical…
In 1970, influenza H3N2 viruses were first identified in swine during an influenza surveillance study in Taiwan. This…
In 1970, The Cancer Center at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies was established. Research at the Center…
In 1970, in an effort to help new mothers rest and become acquainted with handling their infants, Stanford…
In 1970, the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) was renamed the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The scope…
In 1970, the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance system was established by the CDC for monitoring infections acquired in…
In 1970, the Nutrition Program was transferred to the CDC to asses severe nutrition in the U.S. and…
In 1970, Dana-Farber researchers cloned the gene ras and demonstrated that, when mutated, this first known human oncogene…
In 1970, Massachusetts General Hospital researchers pioneered the positron emission tomography (PET) scan, enabling noninvasive looks at functional…
In 1970, Senator Norris Cotton secured a $3 million federal grant to build rural New England’s first regional…
In 1970, Bristol-Myers formed Palomar Pictures, which produced ﾓThe Taking of the Pelham One, Two, Three,ï¾” starring Walter…
In 1970, University of Oklahoma’s first Health Sciences building was constructed in Oklahoma City. Today, this public university…
In 1970, Dr. Calvin Stiller conducted one of the first clinical trials studying the effectiveness of the immunosuppressive…
In 1970, the Department of Family Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina was established in 1970…
In 1974, Bristol-Myers terminated it’s Palomar motion picture business. . In 1970, Bristol-Myers formed Palomar Pictures, which produced…
On Dec. 18, 1969, President Nixon appointed Jesse Leonard Steinfeld as U.S. Surgeon General.
On Dec. 13, 1969, Charles Edwards, M.D., becomes FDA commissioner.
On Dec. 2, 1969, the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health recommended systematic review of GRAS…
On Nov. 25, 1969, President Richard Nixon issued his “Statement on Chemical and Biological Defense Policies and Programs”…
On Oct. 3, 1969, a proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted by John McConnell to Peter Tamaris…
On Sept. 4, 1969, the FDA issued a report that called birth control pills safe, despite a slight…
In 1969, the American Chemical Society awarded The Priestley Medal to Kenneth S. Pitzer “to recognize distinguished services…
In 1969, the Lion’s Eye Bank of Washington, Northern Idaho and Alaska was established at the University of…
In 1969, an antifreeze glycoprotein was discovered in fish living under the Antarctic icecaps. The discovery was groundbreaking…