CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENTISTS/RESEARCHERS ON BIOLOGY AND HEALTH

SCIENCES

Discovery of
penicillin from the
mold penicillum.

Popularized
lobotomy.

Introduction of
streptomycin as
first antibiotic for
TB.

Conducted a
pioneering
research that
revealed the
general structure
of DNA.

Discovery of polio
vaccine.

Introduction of
birth control pill.

Invention of
Magnetic
Resonance
Imaging (MRI).

Conducted the
Human Genome
Project,
international scie
ntific
collaboration that
seeks to
understand the
entire genetic
blueprint of a
human being
(Genetics).

Reference/s:
"Invention (device or process)." Microsoft® Encarta® 2006 [CD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft
Corporation, 2005.
Sikorski, Robert, and Peters, Richard. "Medicine." Microsoft® Encarta® 2006 [CD]. Redmond,
WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2005.

June 30, 2006

CONTRIBUTIONS OF SCIENTISTS/RESEARCHERS ON BIOLOGY AND HEALTH

SCIENCES

Prepared by:

Ceriaco, C. B.

BSN II – 13
SLU-CON

Submitted to:

Mr. Manalad, M.

Science, Technology, and Society