Oct. 16 is World Food Day.
World Food Day (WFD) is a worldwide event designed to increase awareness, understanding and informed, year-around action to alleviate hunger.
It is observed each October 16th in recognition of the founding of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945. The first World
Food Day was in 1981. In the United States the endeavor is sponsored by 450 national, private voluntary organizations.
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LifeScience Moment: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded to Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins."
On Oct. 18, 1962, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Francis Crick,
James Watson and Maurice Wilkins "for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic
acids and its significance for information transfer in living material."
Rosalind Franklin, whose work contributed to the discovery, died before this date and the rules
do not allow a Nobel Prize to be awarded posthumously. (Photos: © The Nobel Foundation)
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It's a connected genealogy world
Explore the genealogy of the life science industry by state or province through one-of-a-kind posters
illustrating the founding technology origins of life science companies.
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It's a Small World
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Image courtesy NIAID)
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Science Quote
"Progress in science is not made in 'break throughs,' but in small, often difficult steps."
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Donnell Thomas, 1990 Nobel Laureate, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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