Researchers at the National Library of Medicine are collaborating on a software tool to speed up the diagnosis of malaria. They’ve developed an automated system for detecting and counting parasites in blood films. The goal is to develop a version for smartphones so it can be used in the field. The project, “Watch it, Parasite!,”…
Fifty years ago, Marshall W. Nirenberg, PhD deciphered the genetic code. It led to a Nobel Prize—the first for a scientist at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Nirenberg’s family recently donated his Nobel Prize medal to the National Library of Medicine to be added to the papers and other items that chronicle his contributions…
National Library of Medicine Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, MD retired after 31 years heading the world’s largest medical library. He was the library’s longest serving director and one of the longest-serving leaders at the National Institutes of Health, the library’s parent organization. Dr. Lindberg’s last day on the job was March 31, 2015. The day…
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