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Christian Anfinsen

Protein Folding and the Nobel Prize

Christian Boehmer Anfinsen

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

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Michael Potter

The Work of Michael Potter

To Potter, science was driven by curiosity, not competition, and the only goal was to answer questions about the nature of life.


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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 WayImage ModifiedThe Stadtman Way
This exhibit highlights the work of Drs. Thressa and Earl Stadtman, distinguished biochemists, who began their work at the National Institutes of Health in 1950.

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A History of the Pregnancy Test KitA History of the Pregnancy Test Kit
This looks at the history of the home pregnancy test and examines its place in our culture. Research that led to a sensitive, accurate pregnancy test was done by scientists in the Reproductive Research Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health.

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Human Genetics and Medical ResearchHuman Genetics and Medical Research
Cracking the genetic code allowed us to study diseases at the molecular level, which has increased our knowledge of potential preventions and treatments for diseases. The study of genetics has become central to the science of medicine. This exhibit asks many questions: How do genes cause disease? Can gene therapy work? How do we manipulate genes and should we?

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Synthetic Opiates and OpioidsSynthetic Opiates and Opioids
The quest for new painkillers and a synthetic source for morphine and codeine.

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The Laboratory Instrument ComputerImage ModifiedThe Laboratory Instrument Computer
The story of one of the first supercomputers from its conception in MIT's Lincoln Laboratory, through its use in biomedical research laboratories.

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Howard Bartner & 40 Years of Medical Illustration
Howard Bartner, an NIH medical illustrator, devoted 40 years to portraying human anatomy in his drawings.

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Equal Arm Analytical BalancesEqual Arm Analytical Balances
Instruments, designed on a “seesaw” principle, to measure mass precisely by placing a sample in one pan and known weight in an opposing pan until an equilibrium was established.

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Medical PostersImage ModifiedMedical Posters
A collection of 24 medical posters drawn by artists at the NIH, representing topics from arthritis to women's health..

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Medical InstrumentsMedical Instruments
A cross section of precision instruments from the in-house research program at NIH, used between 1945 and 1965.

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Man using computerEarly Computing at the NIH
Here is a snapshot of some of the computing tools used in NIH labs, highlighting objects that are now in the NIH Stetten Museum collection.

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