Dried plasma used to treatiwounded solders in World War II
In 1944, the use of dried plasma became vital to treating wounded solders in World War II.
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Velmer A Fassel, a chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a BA degree at Southeast Missouri State College
In 1941, Velmer A. Fassel, an American chemist who developed the inductively coupled plasma, received a B.A. degree…
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Charles R Drew began blood processing program for English war victims: Plasma for Britain
In 1940, Charles R. Drew, MD, an African American surgeon and Howard University researcher, began an early blood…
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The U.S. government established a national blood collection program
In 1940, the U.S. government established a national blood collection program. That same year the National Research Council…
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Edwin Cohn developed cold ethanol fractionation
In 1940, Edwin Cohn, a professor of biological chemistry at Harvard Medical School, developed cold ethanol fractionation, the…
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Dogsled relay in Alaska delivered antitoxin serum to Nome to combat deadly diphtheria outbreak
On Feb. 2, 1925, a life-or-death race to save the children of Nome from a diphtheria epidemic made…
