March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) encourages people to spread the word: blog, tweet, post and talk about World Down Syndrome Day to raise
awareness for people with Down syndrome and all of their achievements and abilities!
The mission of the NDSS is to be the national advocate for the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.
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LifeScience Moment: Robert Koch announced the discovery of tubercle bacillus, the cause of tuberculosis
On March 24, 1882, German scientist Robert Koch announced to the Berlin Physiological Society that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis.
Three weeks later, on April 10, Koch published an article entitled "The Etiology of Tuberculosis" and in 1884, in a second paper
with the same title, he first expounded "Koch's postulates," which have since become basic to studies of all infectious diseases.
In 1905, Koch was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to tuberculosis."
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It's a Small World
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Anthrax Bacteria (Photo Credit: Janice Haney Carr)
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Science Quote
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind."
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Albert Einstein
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(1879-1955)
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