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Marshall Nirenberg: Deciphering the Genetic Code

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This exhibit explores the Nobel Prize-winning work of NHLBI's Marshall Nirenberg, who deciphered the genetic code in the early 1960s with the collaboration of his NIH colleagues.

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The Stadtman Way: A Tale of Two Biochemists at NIH

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Accomplished biochemists and beloved mentors, Thressa and Earl Stadtman have worked at NIH for more than half a century.

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The AMINCO-Bowman Spectrophotofluorometer

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In the 1950s, the NIH's Dr. Robert Bowman developed a sensitive instrument called the spectrophotofluorometer, or “SPF”, that allowed scientists to use fluorescence as a way to identify and measure tiny amounts of substances in the body. This exhibit explores the instrument and its use in scientific studies ranging from anti-depressant medication to AIDS research and the Human Genome Project.

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Christian Anfinsen: Protein Folding and the Nobel Prize

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This exhibition celebrates Christian Anfinsen's legacy by illuminating just a few of his contributions to science and society.

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Martin Rodbell: How Cells Respond to Signals

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Martin Rodbell and his colleagues discovered a mechanism that transformed our understanding of how cells respond to signals. In a series of pioneering experiments conducted at the NIH, Rodbell studied hormones--substances which have specific effects on cells' activity. He won the 1994 Nobel Prize for this work.

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Sap from the poppy Papover somniferum (pictured below) has been used for thousands of years to relieve pain and treat symptoms of diseases.

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Drugs as Opiates, Drugs as Research Tools: Synthetic Opiates & Opioids

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This exhibit tells how 20th century researchers at the National Institutes of Health created new opiate drugs and developed a synthetic source for morphine and codeine -- and why.

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NHLBI

Marshall Nirenberg: Deciphering the Genetic Code

The Stadtman Way: A Tale of Two Biochemists at NIH

The AMINCO-Bowman Spectrophotofluorometer

Christian Anfinsen: Protein Folding and the Nobel Prize

Martin Rodbell: How Cells Respond to Signals

Drugs as Opiates, Drugs as Research Tools: Synthetic Opiates & Opioids

Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum