March 8, 1831.

Sidney Farber , MD , on March 8 , 1951

Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen. It is an honor, indeed, to be asked to give the Linsley R. Williams Memorial Lecture, and to participate thereby in the Laity Series of the New York Academy of Medicine. The fruitful career of Dr. Williams included contributions of great importance to the modern structure of the New York Academy of Medicine, which he served as full-time director, and also to ...

Washington University Record, March 8, 2007

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The current view of skeletal patterning fails to explain the formation of sesamoid bones. These small bones, which facilitate musculoskeletal function, are exceptionally embedded within tendons. Although their structural design has long puzzled researchers, only a limitedmodel for sesamoid bone development has emerged. To date, sesamoids are thought to develop inside tendons in response to mech...

Opium clipper “Water Witch”(1831)

The Opium Wars of 1839 to 1842 and 1856 to 1860 marked a new stage in China’s relations with the West. China’s military defeats in these wars forced its rulers to sign treaties opening many ports to foreign trade. The restrictions imposed under the Canton system were abolished. Opium, despite imperial prohibitions, now became a regular item of trade. As opium flooded into China, its price dropp...

Cancer Immunity (27 March 2008) Vol. 8, p. 6

1Multidisciplinary Oncology Center, University of Lausanne Hospitals (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland 2Department of Radio-Oncology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland 3Division of Experimental Oncology, Multidisciplinary Oncology Center, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland 4Division of Clinical Onco-Immunology, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Lausanne Branch, Lausanne, Switzerland 5Department of Pathology...