Biomedical Advances
n PSA Test (screen for Prostate Cancer)
n Avonex: Interferon Treatment for
Multiple Sclerosis
n Artificial Blood
n Nicorette Gum
n Fetal Viability Test
n Implantable Pacemaker
n Edible Vaccine for Hepatitis C
n Timed-Release Insulin Therapy
n Anti-Arrythmia Therapy
q Tarantula venom
n Direct Methods Structure
Determination
q Listed on “Top Ten
Algorithms of the 20th
Century”
q Vancomycin
q Gramacidin A
n High Throughput
Crystallization Method: Patented
n NIH National Genomics Center:
Northeast Consortium
n Howard Hughes Medical
Institute: Center for Genomics &
Proteomics