Michael Francis Land FRS, 1942–2020

Michael Land

but go on eating all the grass they get and much of the corn until at last they die, without pain.” But Evans believed he had microscopic evidence of a bloodborne pathogen responsible for the disease. WIth no facilities for staining pathogens — an art still in its infancy — a temperature of 28oC in the shade and hordes of flies, work with the microscope must have been exasperating. However, Eva...

Elected FRS 1976

Francis Barr

influenza programme chief, reported an increase in the number of cluster cases reported recently, with the biggest being a family of five cases. There have been seven cluster cases in Vietnam, all within single families, most recently in the northern province of Haiphong. No relative has been proved to have passed the disease to another in these cases but, Horby said, " the onset dates could be...

Francis Wolenski

Description of the FRS domain

An FRS helps in the reservation of facilities (such as tutorial rooms, hotel rooms, lecture theaters) and specific equipment. Different organizations such as academic institutions, hotels, hospitals and companies, have different physical facilities and arrangements for their reservation. Most often, users (individuals or organizations) manage their own reservations with an FRS (e.g., add, delet...